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side arm

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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A small weapon, such as a pistol, carried at the side or waist.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun a firearm that is held and fired with one hand

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hypernyms (3)

Words that are more generic or abstract

  1. firearm
  2. piece
  3. small-arm

hyponyms (18)

Words more specific or concrete

  1. Saturday night special
  2. Very pistol
  3. automatic
  4. automatic pistol
  5. derringer
  6. forty-five
  7. gat
  8. horse pistol
  9. horse-pistol
  10. peacekeeper
  11. revolver
  12. rod
  13. semiautomatic
  14. semiautomatic pistol
  15. six-gun
  16. six-shooter
  17. verey pistol
  18. zip gun

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