(n.) A kind of short-barreled pocket pistol, of very large caliber, often carrying a half-ounce ball.
Example Sentences:
(1) Characters wield vintage weaponry including derringer pistols and cutlasses.
(2) The design of the derringer and the absence of a safety feature are cited as underlying factors.
(3) In this report, the authors review the history and design of the derringer handgun and describe three cases of accidental death due to discharge of derringer-type handguns.
Pistol
Definition:
(n.) The smallest firearm used, intended to be fired from one hand, -- now of many patterns, and bearing a great variety of names. See Illust. of Revolver.
(v. t.) To shoot with a pistol.
Example Sentences:
(1) In a wardrobe of the back bedroom they discovered a 9mm Glock pistol and in a plastic container under the bed there were more than 300 rounds of ammunition.
(2) It is alleged that after the helicopter has gone, Marine A murdered the man by shooting him in the chest with a 9mm pistol.
(3) He rides horses, launches pipelines, hugs tigers and fires pistols.
(4) Page, an army veteran whose record was marred by drunkenness and a failure to report for duty, walked into the temple just before 10.30am and opened fire with a 9mm pistol.
(5) Johnny Depp's dogs on death row after being 'snuck' into Australia Read more But it seems Pistol and Boo may not have had the proper paperwork when they were departing their home state of California, which could pose difficulties when they try to go back.
(6) A pistol and ammunition were also found in N's room.
(7) Fleischhauer has been selling other models, similar to the Guardian Angel II, to police and security customers as alternatives to Tasers – police in Germany, Japan and Switzerland have all bought Piexon pepper pistols.
(8) One’s got a shotgun; the other one’s got a pistol.
(9) Among the group are a 40-year-old who Bouhlel had known for a long time and a 38-year-old Albanian man detained along with his girlfriend and suspected of providing the Tunisian attacker with an automatic pistol.
(10) Nightingale initially claimed the pistol was a war trophy given to him by Iraqis he had helped during a posting there, and he had accumulated the ammunition because he worked as a range instructor and had failed to book it back through poor administration.
(11) No mechanical problems were encountered with the Samuel's or the (modified) Weck pistol-grip applicator.
(12) William Kostnic was waiting near the town hall at Portsmouth, New Hampshire, where the president was due to address a meeting on his bitterly contentious plans for healthcare reform - but the 9mm pistol in the leg holster strapped outside his jeans was perfectly legal.
(13) The second alleged untruth surrounds the police claim that they properly investigated the use of the gun Duggan had in a pistol whipping attack weeks before he collected it.
(14) Other brands in the group include Remington Arms, the country's largest and oldest maker of rifles; Marlin Firearms, a manufacturer of lever-action rifles; and Advanced Armament, a maker of pistol silencers.
(15) Sterling seemed in a good mood, she said – neither knew that an anonymous caller had just told police Sterling had threatened him with a pistol, and officers were on their way.
(16) It had interviews with the Sex Pistols and Ian Dury and the Clash.
(17) The plan also notes the staff's arsenal, which includes 9mm pistols, LM5 assault rifles and shotguns.
(18) The accused armed himself with his 9mm pistol and through the locked door, fired four shots at the deceased.
(19) Besides the terrorism charges, the director stands accused of obtaining explosives and transporting weapons and ammunition, since he allegedly ordered subordinates to create a timebomb and showed them a Makarov pistol.
(20) I'd taken my album along but I was so excited talking to the Pistols, I forgot to get it signed.