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starter pistol

starter pistol noun: a handgun that fires blanks in order to start races.

Noun

starter pistol (plural starter pistols)

  1. A handgun that fires blanks in order to start races.
    Synonyms:
    starting gun

Synonyms of starter pistol

Forms of starter pistol

pluralstarter pistols

Questions about starter pistol

What does starter pistol mean?
Starter pistol means a handgun that fires blanks in order to start races.
What part of speech is starter pistol?
Starter pistol is a noun.
What is the plural of starter pistol?
The plural of starter pistol is starter pistols.

Words near starter pistol in the dictionary

  1. starter marriages
  2. starter motor
  3. starter motors
  4. starter pack
  5. starter packs
  6. starter pistol
  7. starter pistols
  8. starter signal
  9. starter signals
  10. starter strip
  11. starter strips

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