English Explanatory Dictionary

machine pistol

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A lightweight submachine gun, usually capable of being fired with one hand (but sometimes with a second grip at the front of the barrel and then fired like a rifle).

Word forms

machine pistol machine pistols

Etymology

Calque of German Maschinenpistole.

Synonyms

MP
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