Kurzwaffe

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German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

kurz (short) +‎ Waffe (weapon)

Noun[edit]

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[edit]

  • Kurzwaffe” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache