Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. The grip of a pistol, shaped to fit the hand.
- n. A similar grip sometimes used on a submachine gun or other firearm.
- n. A grip used on certain tools, such as a saw, shaped to fit the hand.
Wiktionary
- n. The grip by which a pistol is held in the hand
- n. A similarly shaped grip on any of several firearms, swords and tools
WordNet 3.0
- n. a handle (as of a gun or saw) shaped like the butt of a pistol
Examples
“Even though the Persuader had a pistol grip instead of a stock I raised it high to my shoulder and sighted carefully down the barrel.”
“The outline turned again: Janus saw, unmistakably, the shadow of a protrusion above the barrel, thicker than the barrel, that began above the pistol grip and ran no more than a quarter of the barrel’s length, where it flared out in a bell.”
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