gat

noun

Definition of gatnext
1
as in pistol

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as in door

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  1. pistol
  2. door
  3. revolver
  4. gate
  5. handgun
  6. doorway
  7. gun
  8. hatch
Noun
  • Authorities said Dayan acquired a .45-caliber pistol after her release from jail.
    Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, Fox News, 29 Dec. 2024
  • In at least four of the heists, the thieves threatened their victim with a gun; one victim was pistol whipped, cops said.
    Roni Jacobson, New York Daily News, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of pistol
Noun
  • Up until the band officially broke up in 2015, members of the Black Crowes circulated in and out like a revolving door, so much so that there’s a whole Wikipedia page devoted to past members.
    Charles Moss, SPIN, 18 Dec. 2024
  • With 3 Historic Homes Just Listed for $42.5 Million Stone flooring trails down a hallway that opens into the bedrooms through pocket doors fitted with Italian hardware.
    Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 18 Dec. 2024
Definition of door
Noun
  • Police reportedly found a Taurus .38 special revolver, ammunition for multiple firearms, a high capacity magazine and drug paraphernalia during the search and arrested Jorge Bittar-Rivera, 46, of Waterbury.
    Staff report, Hartford Courant, 20 Dec. 2024
  • Ghost guns can be pistols, revolvers, rifles, shotguns, machineguns and more.
    Aliza Chasan, CBS News, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of revolver
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  • Passengers could pass the work of Georgia K-12 students (more than 300 every year in the T Gates and Concourse E) or crayon sculptures by Herb Williams (ascending elevator to Concourse D) on the way to their gate.
    Thomas Wheatley, Axios, 20 Dec. 2024
  • The retailer has brought a truly exceptional collection of rare and unique Rolex references right out of the gates, with seemingly much more to come.
    Blake Buettner, Robb Report, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of gate
Noun
  • The teen is alleged to have opened fire with a handgun in a study hall at the school, killing a staffer and student and injuring six others before turning her weapon on herself.
    KC Baker, People.com, 19 Dec. 2024
  • As seen in the video, an officer uses his handgun to shoot Hermosillo, who is then seen running into a bedroom and shouting.
    Jose R. Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 18 Dec. 2024
Definition of handgun
Noun
  • The video shows the transformation from the former white door to the new blue doorway.
    George Monastiriakos, Newsweek, 30 Dec. 2024
  • On a round side table near the doorway, illuminated by a fluorescent lamp, was a pile of white powder that the men told us was finished fentanyl.
    Meridith Kohut, New York Times, 29 Dec. 2024
Definition of doorway
Noun
  • The guns were sawed into pieces and turned into scrap metal, prompting outrage from the trade association National Shooting Sports Foundation and the National Rifle Association.
    Jemima McEvoy, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
  • Someone has to create and refine those design files to make the resulting guns function better and fit comfortably in a shooter’s hand.
    Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 21 Dec. 2024
Definition of gun
Noun
  • Perhaps the shocks and springs simply need to work too hard to manage nearly 5,000 pounds of four-door EV, though that figure only sounds steep in comparison to a hot hatch like the Focus RS.
    Michael Teo Van Runkle, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
  • Of course, there’s a hitch: Ellie’s mom also happens to be Murphy’s toughest professor, so the two hatch a plan to spend a holiday weekend together as pretend girlfriends, in hopes of scoring Murphy a good grade.
    Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Vulture, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of hatch
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