pistol

pistola

Arma da fuoco piccola che si può impugnare e usare con una sola mano.

In inglese semplice: A small gun that you can hold and fire with one hand.

• He carried a pistol.
• The officer put her pistol back in its holster.
• Someone fired a pistol outside the building.

Sinonimi: handgun

Espressioni comuni: a loaded pistol, fire a pistol, carry a pistol

pistola

Arma corta con la cartuccia in una camera fissa collegata alla canna.

In inglese semplice: A handgun whose bullet sits in a fixed chamber joined to the tube it travels through.

• This pistol has a fixed chamber.
• Unlike a revolver, the pistol holds its ammunition in a magazine.
• The instructor explained how the pistol’s chamber connects to its barrel.

Espressioni comuni: a semiautomatic pistol, pistol barrel, pistol chamber