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self-loader

noun

Definition of self-loader

as in pistol

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The victim said the assailant then struck his companion in the forehead with the pistol, stole his wallet and ran.

— Rafael Escalera Montoto, Arkansas Online, 17 Sep. 2026
Passengers in the vehicle said that McConnell had acquired a Glock pistol before leaving the party, Russell wrote.

— Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 15 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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Bum-seok, Sung-ae, and Sung-ki do find a shambolic Hawksian unity, after a fashion; Sung-ae, in particular, has only to step out of a car with a military-grade rifle to elicit spontaneous applause.

— Justin Chang, New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2026
Corle managed to get partly turned and jammed the rifle into the sow’s thick brown fur.

— Jan Thacker, Outdoor Life, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of rifle

Noun

In the second quarter, the Eagles fielded three wide receivers on a third-and-2 shotgun play in which Saquon Barkley broke a 42-yard run on an inside-zone scheme.

— Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2026
Lamb said the store had been selling everything from shotgun shells to rifle cartridges.

— Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of shotgun

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This mysterious derringer pistol has sparked more intrigue than any of his other dangerous finds because people want to know the back story.

— Mike Sullivan, CBS News, 17 Mar. 2026
This victim’s vision seems weird and fraudulent when Priscilla casually color-coordinates derringer pistols with designer dresses.

— Armond White, National Review, 3 Nov. 2023

Definition of derringer

Noun

Officers also found several large shipping boxes containing precious metals, two unregistered firearms, and more than $105,000 in cash, according to the sheriff’s department.

— Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2026
We are introduced to Celeste at target practice with her impressive arsenal of firearms, which get suspiciously little play once the action finally arrives.

— Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of firearm

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