Definition of "pistol-shot" [pistol-shot]

• The shot from a pistol, or the report from the firing of a pistol. (noun)
• As an estimate of distance, the range, or the approximate range, of a pistol-ball. (noun)
• One who shoots with a pistol; a marksman with the pistol: as, a good pistol-shot. (noun)

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

• "But a scurry of moccasins and loud cries, rounded off with a pistol-shot, interrupted the discussion."
• "Also, he was assisted by a thick leather belt, three inches wide and a yard in length, with which he always rode and which, on occasion, could come down on the naked back of a stooping coolie with a report like a pistol-shot."
• "That diabolical thing cut through the air with a noise like a steam whistle, so fast that you couldn't see it; there was a crack like a pistol-shot, a fearful, choked scream of agony, and then the Cossack was snaking it back for another blow."