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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

The resident told deputies Henrichsen had a visible pistol in his pocket.

— Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 23 July 2026
Foster-Todd still had his pistol in his left hand, held against his chest.

— Grant Lancaster, Arkansas Online, 22 July 2026

Definition of pistol

Noun

Walking through the doors of Valkyrie Arms Training in Meridian, you are greeted by a large mural of 19th century women on the Western frontier, dressed in period gowns and gazing into the distance — and wielding firearms.

— Shannon Tyler, Idaho Statesman, 25 July 2026
The person knocked on the door and was let in by Chavez, and the video recording device was disconnected about 10 minutes later, investigators have said.

— Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 July 2026

Definition of door

Noun

The impact of that packed calendar has stretched beyond the stadium gates, with local officials pointing to the boost major events have provided businesses across the county.

— Tyler M. Carmona July 24, Miami Herald, 24 July 2026
In other words, rather than breaching the gate, criminals are embedding themselves inside of legitimate transactional flows, where the money already is.

— Mark Beare, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026

Definition of gate

Noun

In a separate incident last week, an officer fired one shot at a woman who was accused of shooting a handgun at trees in a far south Fort Worth neighborhood on Belshire Court.

— Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 July 2026
The shooting was carried out with a handgun, according to the preliminary investigation.

— Luis Melecio-Zambrano, Mercury News, 26 July 2026

Definition of handgun

Noun

On Saturday night, Fort Worth police shot and killed another suspect who pulled a gun on officers following a short car chase that ended near the I-35W service road on the city’s far south side, Garcia said.

— Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 July 2026
Officers, with their guns drawn, ordered Alan Triana to the ground.

— Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 27 July 2026

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