Definition of handguns Handguns
/hæˈndgʌˌnz/ - [handgunz] -
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What does handguns mean?
Wiktionary 
- handguns (Noun)
Plural of handgun.
Part of speech
🔤- handguns, noun, plural of handgun.
WordNet
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| handgun - a firearm that is held and fired with one hand | ||
| pistol, side arm, shooting iron | ||
| firearm, small-arm, piece a portable gun; "he wore his firearm in a shoulder holster" | ||
| automatic pistol, automatic a pistol that will keep firing until the ammunition is gone or the trigger is released | ||
| derringer a pocket pistol of large caliber with a short barrel | ||
| forty-five a .45-caliber pistol | ||
| gat, rod a gangster's pistol | ||
| horse-pistol, horse pistol a large pistol (usually in a holster) formerly carried by horsemen | ||
| peacekeeper the pistol of a law officer in the old West | ||
| six-gun, six-shooter, revolver a pistol with a revolving cylinder (usually having six chambers for bullets) | ||
| saturday night special a cheap handgun that is easily obtained | ||
| semiautomatic, semiautomatic pistol a pistol that is a semiautomatic firearm capable of loading and firing continuously | ||
| gunstock, stock the merchandise that a shop has on hand; "they carried a vast inventory of hardware"; "they stopped selling in exact sizes in order to reduce inventory" | ||
| verey pistol, very pistol a pistol for firing Very-light flares | ||
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Part of speech
🔤- handgun, noun, singular of handguns.
