machine pistol

noun

: a small submachine gun with a pistol grip

Examples of machine pistol in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

One casing is a 9mm caliber, likely a pistol, or a machine pistol or a submachine gun, Weir said. — Mohammad Al Sawalhi, CNN, 26 June 2024

Deputies also allegedly found a MAC-10 machine pistol and a 9 mm handgun under the passenger seat. — Jason Green, The Mercury News, 19 Aug. 2019

Among the guns seized from Cleveland’s home was a Glock Model 19, 9mm fully-automatic machine pistol with what’s called a drum magazine, according to Sax. — oregonlive.com, 11 July 2019

Word History

First Known Use

1940, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for machine pistol

• distal
• pistil
• polycrystal