self-loader

noun

Definition of self-loadernext
as in pistol

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  1. pistol
  2. handgun
  3. revolver
  4. rifle
  5. shotgun
  6. derringer
  7. six-shooter
  8. sidearm
Noun
  • The pistol was loaded with a Glock magazine containing six nine-millimeter full metal jacket rounds.
    Molly Bohannon, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
  • Altoona police found the polymer pistol affixed with a metal slide and threaded barrel in Mangione’s backpack, according to the criminal complaint.
    Michael Loria, USA TODAY, 12 Dec. 2024
Definition of pistol
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
  • Police are investigating the online footprint of the 15-year-old girl who allegedly opened fire with a handgun at her Madison, Wisconsin, Christian school, killing a teacher and another student.
    Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 18 Dec. 2024
Definition of handgun
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
Noun
  • Authorities said that Jacob planned the murders, and purchased a rifle on April 25, KFOR reported.
    Angel Saunders, People.com, 24 Dec. 2024
  • In each book, Biggio hands a WW II veteran a period M1 Garand semi-automatic rifle, which opens up their memories about their experiences during the war.
    Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 21 Dec. 2024
Definition of rifle
Noun
  • After three straight drives in the second half without a first down, the Packers reeled off three in a row to start their next drive but still didn’t score on it after a shotgun run to Jacobs was stuffed well short on fourth and 2 from Seattle’s 39-yard line.
    Michael-Shawn Dugar, The Athletic, 16 Dec. 2024
  • The first Menendez brothers trial for the 1989 shotgun murders of their parents Jose and Kitty resulted in a hung jury.
    Christine Pelisek, People.com, 16 Dec. 2024
Definition of shotgun
Noun
  • One hundred and fifty-nine years ago, a 26-year-old white supremacist and Confederate sympathizer named John Wilkes Booth pointed a .44 caliber derringer pistol at the back of Abraham Lincoln’s head and squeezed the trigger.
    Brian Matthew Jordan, National Review, 14 Apr. 2024
  • This victim’s vision seems weird and fraudulent when Priscilla casually color-coordinates derringer pistols with designer dresses.
    Armond White, National Review, 3 Nov. 2023
Definition of derringer
Noun
  • That’s because the six-shooter is a good approximation for a generic abstraction of a handgun.
    Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 11 Sep. 2024
  • Towering over the Max Motors car lot is a giant gunslinger in the sky, six-shooters drawn and in a bit of a bad mood, judging by his expression.
    EDWARD M. EVELD, Kansas City Star, 25 Jan. 2024
Definition of six-shooter
Noun
  • In the first quarter, while trailing 3-0, Williams dropped back to pass and tried to flick the ball up the field with a sidearm pass.
    Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 13 Oct. 2024
  • Driving the news: The Phillies simulated Mets' starting pitcher Sean Manaea's oddball, sidearm delivery during batting practice.
    Isaac Avilucea, Axios, 9 Oct. 2024
Definition of sidearm
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