Pistol (disambiguation)
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A pistol is a small handheld firearm but may also refer to:
Arms
- Magnetic pistol, on a naval mine or torpedo, for detonation near a target (rather than on impact)
- Hose pistol, a sprayer nozzle or attachment for a garden hose
- Pistol squat, variant of lower body exercise used in strength training
- The Pistol Star, an extremely luminous star in the Milky Way galaxy
- Pistol offense, an offensive strategy in American football
- A bid in some variants of the dominoes game 42
People
- Pete Maravich pro basketball player
- Ion Pistol, a Romanian man executed for murder
- Ancient Pistol, a character in Henry V (play), Henry IV, Part 2, and The Merry Wives of Windsor, plays by William Shakespeare
Film
- The Pistol (film) Frank C. Schroeder Stars: Millie Perkins, Nick Benedict, Adam Guier
- Pistol (film), a 1973 Swedish film
Music
See also
- Pistil, part of a flower
- Pistole, a type of coin
- Pistol Pete (disambiguation), nickname and fictional character name
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