Definitions for pistols
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1. pistols

   A pistol is a handgun, more specifically one with the chamber integral to its gun barrel, though in common usage the two terms are often used interchangeably. The English word was introduced in c. 1570, when early handguns were produced in Europe, and is derived from the Middle French pistolet (c. 1550), meaning a small gun or knife. In colloquial usage, the word "pistol" is often used to describe any type of handgun, inclusive of revolvers (which have a single barrel and a separate cylinder housing multiple chambers) and the pocket-sized derringers (which are often multi-barrelled). The most common type of pistol used in the contemporary era is the semi-automatic pistol, while the older single-shot and manual repeating pistols are now rarely seen and used primarily for nostalgic hunting and historical reenactment, and the fully automatic machine pistols are uncommon in civilian usage due to generally poor recoil-controllability and strict laws and regulations governing their manufacture and sale.

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1. postils

2. sploits

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1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of pistols in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of pistols in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of pistols in a Sentence

1. Omer El-Digair:

   We hope that the formation of transitional institutions marks the beginning of a new era, we hope it is an era where we can shut off the sound of pistols and destroy for good prisons of arbitrary detention.

2. Colin Greenwood:

   No matter how one approaches the figures, one is forced to the rather startling conclusion that the use of firearms in crime was very much less when there were no controls of any sort and when anyone, convicted criminal or lunatic, could buy any type of firearm without restriction. Half a century of strict controls on pistols has ended, perversely, with a far greater use of this weapon in crime than ever before.

3. Simpson Kemp:

   Pistols are different. You have to pull the trigger each time. An assault weapon, you basically hold the trigger, it goes [ and fires continuously ].

4. Darrell Brooks:

   I done shot a lot of pistols sold a lot of coke.

5. Susan Lowe:

   There were days when approximately 2,500 weapons, mostly rifles that were deemed unserviceable, were shredded using Captain Crunch, approximately 500-600 pistols that were deemed unserviceable can be demilitarized in a day using Captain Crunch.

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