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Faustfeuerwaffe
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German
Etymology
de :af Faust<t:fist> Feuerwaffe<t:firearm>
From de Faust fist Feuerwaffe firearm.
Pronunciation
de De-Faustfeuerwaffe.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Noun
f
A handgun; a gun that is fit to be wielded in a single hand.
de Pistole
Usage notes
en handgun is a false friend of de Handfeuerwaffe, which refers to any firearm that can be carried and operated using just the hands, thus including rifles.
Declension
f
Hypernyms
de Handfeuerwaffe
Hyponyms
de Reihenfeuerpistole
de Revolver
de Selbstladepistole
See also
de Kurzwaffe
Further reading
de Firearms