pistol Pistoiese • pistole · · · Info · Definitions · Synonyms · Characters · · pistol · · Text Latin · · Script 6 · · Length Definitions · · · (noun) a firearm that is held and fired with one hand. Synonyms: handgun, side arm, shooting iron. · · Noun Definition 1 Synonyms · · · handgun · · Synonym 1 side arm · · Synonym 2 shooting iron · · Synonym 3 Characters · · i latin small letter i U+0069 l latin small letter l U+006C o latin small letter o U+006F p latin small letter p U+0070 s latin small letter s U+0073 t latin small letter t U+0074