AUTOMATIC PISTOL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does automatic pistol mean? 

• AUTOMATIC PISTOL (noun)
  The noun AUTOMATIC PISTOL has 1 sense:

1. a pistol that will keep firing until the ammunition is gone or the trigger is released

  Familiarity information: AUTOMATIC PISTOL used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• AUTOMATIC PISTOL (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A pistol that will keep firing until the ammunition is gone or the trigger is released

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

automatic; automatic pistol

Hypernyms ("automatic pistol" is a kind of...):

automatic firearm; automatic gun; automatic weapon (a firearm that reloads itself and keeps firing until the trigger is released)

handgun; pistol; shooting iron; side arm (a firearm that is held and fired with one hand)