Kurzwaffe

German

Etymology

kurz (“short”) +‎ Waffe (“weapon”)

Noun

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.

Antonyms

• Langwaffe

Hypernyms

• Handfeuerwaffe

See also

• Faustfeuerwaffe