Kurzwaffe

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German

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Etymology

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kurz (short) +‎ Waffe (weapon)

Noun

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Kurzwaffe f (genitive Kurzwaffe, plural Kurzwaffen)

  1. A firearm with a barrel shorter than 30 cm, thus a handgun, a short machine pistol, or a very short rifle.
    Antonym: Langwaffe

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Further reading

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  • Kurzwaffe” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache