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handgun

noun as in firearm

Strong match

noun as in pistol

noun as in Saturday night special

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Then, the robbers would suddenly turn on their victims, brandishing a handgun, threatening them with physical force and demanding they get in the car, police said.

As the robbers returned to their car, one of them fired a 9mm handgun, according to prosecutors.

He was found with an arsenal of weaponry, including assault rifles, handguns and ammunition, according to a Berkeley Police Department media release.

A suspect then shot at the two victims using a semiautomatic handgun, Chavez said.

They wore masks and pointed handguns at his face, he said.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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