Kurzwaffe
German
Etymology
kurz (“short”) + Waffe (“weapon”)
Noun
Kurzwaffe f (genitive Kurzwaffe, plural Kurzwaffen)
- 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