[pis.tol] n [MF pistole, fr. G, fr. MHG pischulle, fr. Czech pist'ala, lit., pipe, fife; akin to Czech pistet to squeak] (ca. 1570): a handgun whose chamber is integral with the barrel; broadly: handgun -- pistol vt
PISTOL
Meaning of PISTOL in English
Merriam-Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Merriam Webster. 2012