Definition of "pistol grip" []

• The grip of a pistol, shaped to fit the hand. (noun)
• A similar grip sometimes used on a submachine gun or other firearm. (noun)
• A grip used on certain tools, such as a saw, shaped to fit the hand. (noun)

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• "Even though the Persuader had a pistol grip instead of a stock I raised it high to my shoulder and sighted carefully down the barrel."
• "The outline turned again: Janus saw, unmistakably, the shadow of a protrusion above the barrel, thicker than the barrel, that began above the pistol grip and ran no more than a quarter of the barrel’s length, where it flared out in a bell."