Handgun
Handgun noun - A firearm that is held and fired with one hand.
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Synonyms for Handgun
Machine gun and handgun are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Machine gun" instead a noun "Handgun".
Machine gun
Machine gun noun - A rapidly firing automatic gun (often mounted).
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Synonyms for Machine gun
Handgun and machine gun are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Handgun" instead a noun phrase "Machine gun".
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- Walking Armory: Director Dodridge carries a combat knife, a handgun, a shotgun, a battle rifle with a grenade launcher, and a heavy machine gun everywhere he goes.
Source: Roleplay / Active Duty -
However rather than using the Mujahedin choice of combined anti-tank rifle and crew-served machine gun fire aimed at the ballistic glass, Hiro threatens them with a 9mm handgun.
Source: Literature / Snow Crash -
Universal Ammunition: Like in the original, ammo boxes provide bullets for all of Snake's firearms (the handgun, the machine gun, and the shotgun).
Source: Video Game / Snake's Revenge
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