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Automatic pistol   /ˌɔtəmˈætɪk pˈɪstəl/   Listen
Automatic pistol

noun
1.
A pistol that will keep firing until the ammunition is gone or the trigger is released.  Synonym: automatic.






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"Automatic pistol" Quotes from Famous Books



... private of all his private offices, and when interrupted had been engaged in what, of all undertakings, is the most momentous. On the desk before him lay letters to his lawyer, to the coroner, to his wife; and hidden by a mass of papers, but within reach of his hand, an automatic pistol. The promise it offered of swift release had made the writing of the letters simple, had given him a feeling of complete detachment, had released him, at least in thought, from all responsibilities. And when at his elbow the ...
— The Boy Scout and Other Stories for Boys • Richard Harding Davis

... stepped on a round stone, slipped and fell. Mock dashed after him. The fleeing German halted long enough to hurl the automatic pistol at Mock's face, then turned and ran on. Naturally the soldier dodged the missile, which struck the ground behind him. Thinking the weapon might be useful, Mock halted, then ran back and secured the pistol, after which ...
— Uncle Sam's Boys with Pershing's Troops - Dick Prescott at Grips with the Boche • H. Irving Hancock

... he replied. "I told them how everything is, Verslun, and they're not afraid. Edith has an automatic pistol that she brought from the yacht, and she'll use it if she is forced to. ...
— The White Waterfall • James Francis Dwyer



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