air pistol

English

Noun

air pistol (plural air pistols)

A pistol that propels a pellet or other projectile by using compressed gas, rather than an explosion of gunpowder or other means.

Synonyms

air gun
BB gun (usually less powerful)
pellet gun
air rifle (usually more powerful)

Translations

pistol that propels a pellet

Chinese:
Mandarin: 氣槍／气枪 (zh) (qìqiāng), 空氣槍／空气枪 (zh) (kōngqìqiāng)
Danish: luftpistol c
Finnish: ilmapistooli (fi)
French: pistolet à l’air m, pistolet à air comprimé m
German: Luftpistole (de) f
Japanese: エアピストル (eapisutoru)
Portuguese: pistola de pressão f
Romanian: pistol cu aer comprimat n, pistol pneumatic
Russian: пневмати́ческий пистоле́т m (pnevmatíčeskij pistolét)
Spanish: pistola de aire f
Swedish: luftpistol c

See also

air gun

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