pistol
noun
a short firearm intended to be held and fired with one hand.
pistollike
-
a word derived from
pistol.
Example Sentences
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"José Martinez!" snapped the coronel, leveling a finger pistollike at the puntero.
From The Pathless Trail by Arthur O. (Arthur Olney) Friel
First, he picked up the pistollike weapon and checked it, and then he examined the many instruments on the panel in front of him.
From Police Operation by H. Beam Piper
