1. pistol

noun. ['ˈpɪstəl'] a firearm that is held and fired with one hand.

Rhymes with Pistol

• mccrystal
• krystal
• kristol
• kristall
• crystal
• cristal
• chrystal
• christel
• christal
• bristol
• pistil
• distel
• distal

How do you pronounce pistol?

Pronounce pistol as ˈpɪstəl.

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Sentences with pistol

1. Noun, singular or mass
Pull the hammer free from the frame of the pistol.

2. Adjective
There is no such rule of thumb for pistol ammunition.

Quotes about pistol

1. If somebody says 'I love you' to me, I feel as though I had a pistol pointed at my head. What can anybody reply under such conditions but that which the pistol holder requires? 'I love you, too'.
- Kurt Vonnegut, Wampeters, Foma and Granfalloons

2. In a room wherepeople unanimously maintaina conspiracy of silence,one word of truthsounds like a pistol shot.
- Czesław Miłosz

3. I have always had more dread of a pen, a bottle of ink, and a sheet of paper than of a sword or pistol.
- Alexandre Dumas, The Count of Monte Cristo

2. pistol-whip

verb. beat with a pistol.

3. horse-pistol

noun. a large pistol (usually in a holster) formerly carried by horsemen.