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View synonyms for machine pistol

machine pistol

noun

  1. a fully automatic pistol; submachine gun.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of machine pistol1

First recorded in 1935–40
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Example Sentences

A gunman armed with a Skorpion machine pistol kicked down the door and fired indiscriminately in the early hours of 21 August 2022.

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Mr Peers has been accused of being the driver in the killing of Ms Dale, who was shot with a Skorpion machine pistol at her home in the early hours of 21 August 2022.

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Liverpool Crown Court has heard she died when a single bullet from a Skorpion machine pistol hit her.

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For now, the cold facts of Tuesday’s massacre are emerging: 18 pistols, an assault rifle, two machine pistols and two grenades were found in the prison after the riot.

For example, after Tuesday’s massacre, 18 pistols, an assault rifle, two machine pistols and two grenades were found in the prison.

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