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noun ADJ. automatic, machine, semi-automatic | unlicensed | loaded | air, water | duelling, starting runners waiting for the starting pistol VERB + PISTOL load | draw, produce He drew his pistol, aimed and fired. | cock | aim, level, point, raise | fire | carry There were two of them, both carrying pistols. PISTOL + NOUN shot PHRASES at pistol point He was robbed in his hotel at pistol point.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary