handgun
noun
hand·gun
ˈhan(d)-ˌgən 
: a firearm (such as a revolver or pistol) designed to be held and fired with one hand
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As the crash happened, the 11-year-old was in the passenger seat waving a handgun.
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Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 19 Mar. 2025
The unidentified man was reported as experiencing a mental health crisis and brandishing a handgun outside the building.
—David Matthews, New York Daily News, 19 Mar. 2025
That conveniently overlooks the fact that a federal law prohibits anyone under 21 from purchasing a handgun.
—Steve Bousquet, Orlando Sentinel, 18 Mar. 2025
Detectives also found packaging material, a digital scale and a handgun inside the home.
—Stephen Sorace, Fox News, 16 Mar. 2025
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Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 19 Mar. 2025
The unidentified man was reported as experiencing a mental health crisis and brandishing a handgun outside the building.
—David Matthews, New York Daily News, 19 Mar. 2025
That conveniently overlooks the fact that a federal law prohibits anyone under 21 from purchasing a handgun.
—Steve Bousquet, Orlando Sentinel, 18 Mar. 2025
Detectives also found packaging material, a digital scale and a handgun inside the home.
—Stephen Sorace, Fox News, 16 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for handgun
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“Handgun.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/handgun. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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handgun
noun
hand·gun
ˈhan(d)-ˌgən
: a firearm designed to be held and fired with one hand
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