pistol n. 手槍。 a revolving pistol 左輪(手槍)。 best the pistol (賽跑時)偷跑。 hotter than a pistol 〔美國〕大成功。 put a pistol to sb.'s head 用手槍對準某人頭部加以威脅。 - vt. (〔英國〕 -ll-) 用手槍射擊[打傷]。
A gas pistol is a non-lethal weapon used for self-defense and other purposes. It is typically a close-to-exact replica or conversion of a real handgun made to be able to fire tear gas cartridges only.