machine pistol

English

Etymology

Calque of German Maschinenpistole.

Noun

machine pistol (plural machine pistols)

  1. A lightweight submachine gun, usually capable of being fired with one hand (but sometimes with a second grip at the front of the barrel and then fired like a rifle).

Synonyms

  • MP (abbreviation)

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