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gat

noun

Definition of gat

as in pistol

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as in door

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Recent Examples of gat Also, demons—more specifically, the gat-wearing, hanbok-donning jeoseung saja, a kind of grim reaper tasked with guiding the dead to the afterlife in Korean mythology. — Kayti Burt, Time, 21 Aug. 2025 Don’t bring your lawyer, bring your gat or bring your clique, man. — Angel Diaz, Billboard, 16 Jan. 2025

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Noun

That officer then drew their pistol and shot a round at Hill, the complaint said.

— Nicholas Lentz, CBS News, 21 Sep. 2026
More than 30 guns, including numerous pistols, rifles and shotguns, a crossbow, tactical gear, ammunition and electronics, were found by authorities while executing three search warrants at residences associated with the attackers.

— Julianna Bragg, CNN Money, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of pistol

Noun

Authorities concluded that Haught had died accidentally while playing Russian roulette with a revolver, but that finding was later questioned.

— Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026
According to an arrest affidavit filed in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia, during the argument, Zion Mitchell, 21, a National Guard member from Georgia, drew his service revolver and pointed it at another soldier.

— Ava Berger, NPR, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of revolver

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Investigators said that deputies attempted to close and secure the gate in order to contain the dogs, and that's when one of them tried to attack a deputy.

— Steven Yablonski, CBS News, 18 Sep. 2026
Cregger uses first-person-shooter point-of-view shots, with the long barrel of a rifle or automatic weapon lining up our sights; one running gag sees Bryan, completely hopeless with guns, having to shoot the locks off of gates.

— Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of gate

Noun

An officer, whose name the police department did not release, fired his handgun upon King, who was taken to a hospital.

— Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Sep. 2026
Under the federal law, people must be 21 to purchase a handgun from a licensed federal firearms dealer, though 18- to 20-year-olds can buy handguns from private sellers.

— Alanna Durkin Richer, Chicago Tribune, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of handgun

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Maclean helped dig the original test pit and later cleaned up the altar and doorway for photographs.

— Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 18 Sep. 2026
As recounted in The Trial of Lizzie Borden, neighbor Adelaide Churchill noticed Lizzie standing just inside the Bordens’ doorway and asked her what was wrong.

— Britt Hayes, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Sep. 2026

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