gat

noun

Definition of gatnext
1
as in pistol

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as in door

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  1. pistol
  2. door
  3. revolver
  4. gate
  5. handgun
  6. doorway
  7. gun
  8. hatch
Noun
  • The switches, which can be purchased for less than $20 or created on a 3D printer, allow the pistols to fire up to 1,200 rounds per minute, according to Platkin.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024
  • The pistol was loaded with a Glock magazine containing six nine-millimeter full metal jacket rounds.
    Molly Bohannon, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
Definition of pistol
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  • No one is exactly banging down the doors of Barack Obama, whose braintrust joined the Harris effort and have since joined the pile-on, let alone Bill or Hillary Clinton.
    Philip Elliott, TIME, 18 Dec. 2024
  • With 3 Historic Homes Just Listed for $42.5 Million Stone flooring trails down a hallway that opens into the bedrooms through pocket doors fitted with Italian hardware.
    Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 18 Dec. 2024
Definition of door
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  • Meanwhile, Hunter Biden was convicted of lying on a federal form about his drug use to purchase a revolver, submitting a false statement into a federal record, and unlawfully possessing the firearm for 11 days.
    Jenny Goldsberry, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 8 Dec. 2024
  • In June, he was found guilty of three felony charges relating to the purchase of a .38-caliber revolver in Wilmington, Delaware, in 2018.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 2 Dec. 2024
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  • Before dawn, bewildered residents drove near military installations around the capital, noting that no soldiers appeared to be manning the gates and that posts seemed abandoned.
    Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 8 Dec. 2024
  • The scenes recall one of the most symbolic images from the Arab Spring in Syria, when pro-democracy protesters tore down Assad posters on top of the same gates in 2011.
    Eyad Kourdi, CNN, 7 Dec. 2024
Definition of gate
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  • Gun switches like what Robinson imported often turn handguns into the equivalent of automatic weapons — with the ability to rapidly empty a gun's magazine with a single trigger pull.
    David Clarey, Journal Sentinel, 6 Dec. 2024
  • He was released from custody, but the handgun was turned over to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.
    Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of handgun
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  • Hang it in doorways to create a kissing spot or a great place for customers to take selfies in your store.
    Jackie Nance-Sons, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
  • No one gave him a talk on how to react when people stare at him walking through an airport or dropping his head to get through a doorway.
    Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 8 Dec. 2024
Definition of doorway
Noun
  • The authorities have not said that Mr. Mangione made the gun he was found with.
    Corey Kilgannon, New York Times, 11 Dec. 2024
  • The gun used in the shooting had a long barrel and a distinctive look, CBS News' Anna Schechter reported.
    Aliza Chasan, CBS News, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of gun
Noun
  • Jackson has to scale a narrow, metal ladder inside the turbine and pull herself through a hatch at the top to access the turbine’s nacelle, which sits atop the tower and contains the machine’s main parts.
    Morgan Smith, CNBC, 27 Nov. 2024
  • The odor that caused the cosmonauts to close the hatch hasn’t been publicly identified yet, but the incident sounds like the start of a sci-fi story.
    Amanda Kooser, Forbes, 25 Nov. 2024
Definition of hatch
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