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self-loaders

noun

plural of self-loader
as in zip guns

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  1. pistols
  2. handguns
  3. small arms
  4. muskets
Noun
  • In 2021, thieves entered Goodland Guns’ former location by cutting a hole in the wall and stole five pistols, four shotguns, and two rifles, according to the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Police have said they attacks appeared random and unprovoked, and that officers fired their pistols after ⁠Tasers ​failed to stop the ​woman from advancing toward them with knives.
    — Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of pistols
Noun
  • There are still over 900 handguns that are available for purchase within California, according to the state's handgun roster.
    — Noe Padilla, USA Today, 1 July 2026
Definition of handguns
Noun
  • Those roads and trails are often where vehicles become vulnerable to artillery, drones, mines, and small arms fire.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 14 Aug. 2026
  • The roadmap speaks of the new administration empowering individual Palestinians to keep their small arms.
    — Dan Williams, Fortune, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of small arms
Noun
  • Back then, students halted studies to pick up rifles, muskets, and bayonets.
    — Ira Porter, Christian Science Monitor, 3 July 2026
  • The new United States needed muskets, cannons, ammunition, uniforms, cloth, food and credit.
    — R. Grant Gilmore III, The Conversation, 30 June 2026
Definition of muskets
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“Self-loaders.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-loaders. Accessed 15 Sep. 2026.

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