automatic pistol
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noun
a type of pistol having a mechanism that throws out the empty shell, puts in a new one, and prepares the pistol to be fired again.
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automatic pistol
handgun that utilizes either recoil or blowback to discharge the empty cartridge after each shot, reload, and cock the piece. The automatic pistol dates from the very late 19th century, when developments in ammunition made possible cartridges and bullets that would not be deformed by their handling in automatic loading, as well as smokeless powder that burned evenly to provide smooth action
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Example sentences
The course will include the revolver, semi-automatic pistol, and the shotgun.
One had a dark-colored semi-automatic pistol and the other had a silver semi-automatic pistol.
He also takes her idea of pointing an automatic pistol at him as a sort of a joke, but does obey her order to hold up his hands.
The unidentified subject entered the branch and brandished a silver semi automatic pistol.
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