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American football formation and strategy
The pistol offense is an American football formation and strategy developed by coaches Michael Taylor of Mill Valley, California and popularized by Chris
Pistol_offense
Offensive scheme in American and Canadian football
"Spread offense" may also refer to the four corners offense in basketball. The spread offense is an offensive scheme in gridiron football that typically
Spread_offense
American football scheme
hybrid offense consisting of formations and plays from various other schemes including the pro-style offense, spread offense, and pistol offense. The multiple
Multiple_offense
American football player (born 1998)
new head coach Mario Cristobal, transitioning from the spread offense to the pistol offense. Herbert led the Ducks to a 9–4 record and a victory in the
Justin_Herbert
Topics referred to by the same term
River, Oregon, United States Pistol Bay, Nunavut, Canada Pistol offense, an offensive strategy in American football Pistol squat, variant of lower body
Pistol_(disambiguation)
2013 video game
Sports praised the running game, primarily due to the addition of the pistol offense; Toms scored the game as 7.5. Brett Todd of GameSpot criticized the
Madden NFL 25 (2013 video game)
Madden_NFL_25_(2013_video_game)
American football offensive formation
media related to Shotgun formation. Football strategy Spread offense Wildcat Pistol offense "25 Craziest Football Terms and Where They Come From". Bleacher
Shotgun_formation
American athletic director, football coach and former player
the creator of the "Pistol Offense", which he instituted at Nevada in 2004. Since becoming the primary offense for Nevada, the Pistol has been used by other
Chris_Ault
American football offense style
An option offense is an American football offensive system in which a key player (usually the quarterback) has several "options" of how each play will
Option_offense
American football player (born 1984)
Upon Larry Johnson's return, Chan Gailey and Edwards implemented the pistol offense to keep Thigpen in the spread while allowing Johnson to run downhill
Tyler_Thigpen
strategies: Option offense Run and shoot offense Smashmouth offense Air Coryell Spread offense West Coast offense Pistol offense Pro-style offense Marty ball
American_football_strategy
American athletic football program of the University of Nevada, Reno
popularity to the Pistol Offense when he implemented it after returning to the sideline during the 2004 season. Since then, the Pistol Offense has been used
Nevada_Wolf_Pack_football
American basketball player (1947–1988)
MAIR-ə-vitch; June 22, 1947 – January 5, 1988), also known by his nickname Pistol Pete, was an American professional basketball player. Maravich starred in
Pete_Maravich
College football game
offensive scheme referred to as the "pistol offense", a system that was pioneered by head coach Chris Ault. In the pistol offense, the quarterback lines up four
2008_Humanitarian_Bowl
American football player and coach (born 1946)
yardage and 118th in passing efficiency, as they tried to install a pistol offense; in his three seasons, the team had a 15–22 record. On January 22, 2011
Norm_Chow
Semi-automatic pistol
MARK 23 is a semi-automatic large-frame pistol chambered in .45 ACP, designed specifically to be an offensive pistol. The USSOCOM version of the MK23 came
Heckler_&_Koch_Mark_23
American football hybrid offensive formation
Pistol-Flex or Pistol Double-Slot is a hybrid of two well-known American football formations: the pistol and flexbone formations. It was pioneered in 2009
Pistol-Flex_formation
American college football season
State adjusted to the Falcons' first use of a variation of Nevada’s “pistol offense” (a shotgun variant with a running back lined up behind the QB); BGSU
2006 Ohio State Buckeyes football team
2006_Ohio_State_Buckeyes_football_team
American football player and coach (born 1979)
game. When he became the offensive coordinator at Nevada, he ran the pistol offense that longtime Nevada head coach Chris Ault had popularized. When he
Nick_Rolovich
Submachine gun
civilian-grade variants of the SITES "Spectre" M4 have namely been a semi-automatic pistol called the SITES "Falcon" (marketed in the United States as the "Spectre-HC")
Spectre_M4
American football offensive scheme
The run and shoot offense (also known as Run N' Shoot) is an offensive system for American football which emphasizes receiver motion and on-the-fly adjustments
Run_and_shoot_offense
Football team of Ohio University
learn the spread offense. The season prior, he had sent assistants to Nevada to learn the pistol offense. Solich planned to use the pistol and the spread
Ohio_Bobcats_football
American athletic program of the University of Nevada, Reno
in three separate stints. Ault is credited with the creation of the Pistol Offense which he implemented at Nevada in 2004. Ault was also one of four Football
Nevada_Wolf_Pack
Overview of and topical guide to sports
formation Wildcat formation Short punt formation Shotgun formation Pistol offense Swinging gate Wishbone formation Flexbone formation Defensive 4–3 defense
Outline_of_sports
History of the American football team
proved a difficult temptation to resist with the added dimension of the "Pistol Offense". Kaepernick's dynamic play added more to his cause by trouncing the
History of the San Francisco 49ers
History_of_the_San_Francisco_49ers
American gridiron football player (born 1988)
ball-control, lack of power, and the fact that he played in "a pass-happy 'pistol' offense featuring wide splits against porous WAC defenses" and that he "was
Alex_Green
College football game
the surprising loss, Gundy instated a run-first pistol offense in contrast to the run-pass option offense utilized by Gundy in previous years. Alan Bowman
2023_Big_12_Championship_Game
Collegiate athletics stadium in Reno, Nevada, United States
Wolf Pack head coach, College Football Hall of Famer, creator of the Pistol offense in 2004 and for his contributions to Wolf Pack football. Due to a $1
Mackay_Stadium
2022 United States Supreme Court case
New York State Rifle & Pistol Association, Inc. v. Bruen, 597 U.S. 1 (2022), abbreviated NYSRPA v. Bruen and also known as Bruen or NYSRPA II (to distinguish
New York State Rifle & Pistol Ass'n v. Bruen
New_York_State_Rifle_&_Pistol_Ass'n_v._Bruen
Formalised type of single combat
the late 18th century in England, duels were more commonly fought using pistols. Fencing and shooting continued to coexist throughout the 19th century
Duel
American college football season
at Mackay Stadium. Nevada utilized Ault's own creation, the "Pistol" offense. The offense was directed by offensive coordinator Chris Klenakis in his 15th
2008 Nevada Wolf Pack football team
2008_Nevada_Wolf_Pack_football_team
College football game
Year quarterback Cody Fajardo who operated with Nevada's effective pistol offense (523 yards per game) and All-American defensive tackle Brett Roy. USM
2011_Hawaii_Bowl
1881 shootout in Tombstone, Arizona, United States
sitting, with the pistol supported on his leg. After he ran out of ammunition, he called for more cartridges, but C. S. Fly took his pistol at about the time
Gunfight_at_the_O.K._Corral
Specific roles that players take in American football
three task-specific "platoons" of players within any single team: the offense (the team with possession of the ball, which is trying to score), the defense
American_football_positions
Firearm made by a private individual
unregulated components, such as barrels, stocks, and upper receivers. Pistols and AK-47-style semi-automatic rifles are also popularly made as homemade
Homemade_firearm
College football game
Terry Hawthorne (2 interceptions). UCLA came into the game with its Pistol offense which allowed Johnathan Franklin to run for 947 yards, 5 TDs; quarterback
2011 Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl (December)
2011_Kraft_Fight_Hunger_Bowl_(December)
American outlaw (1853–1881)
Virgil and Morgan Earp surprised Ike on 4th Street and Virgil buffaloed (pistol-whipped) him from behind. Disarming him, Virgil took Ike to appear before
Tom_McLaury
NFL-style American football offensive scheme
offenses use certain formations much more commonly than the air raid, run and shoot, flexbone, spread, pistol, or option offenses. Pro-style offenses
Pro-style_offense
Method of execution
shooting the condemned through the brain from behind with a suppressed pistol. In Germany, shooting by a single bullet to the back of the head was the
Execution_by_shooting
2024 murder of an American rapper in Florida
car and approached Jones's vehicle; one of them was armed with a Glock pistol with an extended magazine, while the other two were armed with semi-automatic
Murder_of_Julio_Foolio
American football coach (born 1967)
defense and put quarterback David Fales under center rather than the pistol offense. Following an 11–2 season in 2012, San Jose State went 6–6 (5–3 in Mountain
Ron_Caragher
round is taking place happens during the 118th Congress, Senate Bill 361, "Pistol Brace Protection Act" will be passed instead due to the fact that the mandate
Glossary of policy debate terms
Glossary_of_policy_debate_terms
applicable to pistols in Michigan, private citizens may purchase and use Tasers. According to the State of Michigan's Penal Code, a pistol is defined as
Gun_laws_in_Michigan
2025 mass shooting in Uppsala, Sweden
reports, he had a history of criminal convictions involving narcotics offenses, aggravated drunk driving, and robbery. During his teenage years, Gülich
2025_Uppsala_shooting
Australian organised crime group
"recklessly possessing a thing connected with a terrorist act and supplying a pistol" in October 2017. In May 2018, Talal was sentenced by Judge Peter Johnson
Alameddine_crime_network
Civilian revolt against corrupt local government in McMinn County, Tennessee
scattering around. And I had a pistol in my belt with a shotgun. I had a shotgun and a rifle. And I pulled the pistol out and started firing down there
Battle_of_Athens_(1946)
Organized crime group originating from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
20, 2021, Kang crime family (BIBO gang) member and Red Scorpion Dyllan “Pistol P” Petrin was arrested for the murder of Independent Soldier Cody Sleigh
Brothers_Keepers_(gang)
Organised crime group in Manchester, England
community worker in St. Paul's, Bristol—came upon three Gooch gang members pistol-whipping a man during a street robbery. He pleaded, "It's New Year's, calm
Gooch_Close_Gang
American convicted criminal
California musician and Ph.D. candidate. She was arrested for numerous offenses, including credit card theft and armed robbery, and served a prison sentence
Mary_Brunner
Organised crime in Liverpool, UK
lock-up in the Ainsdale area of Southport included a sawn-off shotgun, Glock pistol, Luger handgun, revolvers, ammunition, silencers, machetes, samurai swords
Gangs_in_Liverpool
U.S. law enforcement agency
Its responsibilities include the investigation and prevention of federal offenses involving the unlawful use, manufacture, and possession of firearms and
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives
Bureau_of_Alcohol,_Tobacco,_Firearms_and_Explosives
Pioneering gossip magazine
Rushmore had shot his wife in the right side of the head and neck then put the pistol to his temple and shot himself. Harrison heard about the murder-suicide
Confidential_(magazine)
added the Pistol to their offense in 2012 after former Nevada quarterback Colin Kaepernick became the team's starter. By the late 2010s, the pistol had become
List of formations in American football
List_of_formations_in_American_football
infantry rifleman during the Titan War and is shown firing a semi-automatic pistol in a Session 5 flashback, as well as in the Session 26 flashback of him
List of Cowboy Bebop characters
List_of_Cowboy_Bebop_characters
Mass shooting in California, U.S.
found with over 100 pages of meticulously tracked, perceived slights and offenses she received from people. An auto body worker once said that San Marco
2006 Goleta postal facility shooting
2006_Goleta_postal_facility_shooting
Mass shooting in metro Tucson, Arizona, US
Corner" in the parking lot of a Safeway store when Jared Lee Loughner drew a pistol and shot her in the head at point-blank range before proceeding to fire
2011_Tucson_shooting
American singer and guitarist (1941–2023)
concealed pistol and drug paraphernalia. He was arrested after driving into a fence in a Marin County suburb, where officers found a .45-caliber pistol and
David_Crosby
Deliberate killing or attempted killing of a soldier by a fellow soldier
them with his sabre; one of his men, after being injured, pulled out a pistol and shot von Breymann dead. 1798: After Revolutionary France invaded Switzerland
Fragging
Rifle cartridge designed by John Moses Browning
2014.[page needed] GunWeek.com. "SHOT Show 2006 New Rifles, Shotguns, Pistols Offer Enhanced Performance". Archived from the original on May 21, 2008
.50_BMG
2013 (2013-07-18) BDV105 1.90 Charlie is forced to inject heroin (a firing offense in the FBI) to escape from Quinn; Briggs takes her to a safe house to hide
List_of_Graceland_episodes
US state criminal case against president
over two of the three pistols he was licensed for to the New York Police Department (NYPD) on March 31, 2023, with a third pistol moved to Florida. Trump's
Prosecution of Donald Trump in New York
Prosecution_of_Donald_Trump_in_New_York
United States federal law enforcement agency
are not usually criminal offenses, and trafficking provisions for illegal activities, violations of which are criminal offenses. From the early 1970s, DEA
Drug Enforcement Administration
Drug_Enforcement_Administration
2021 police homicide in Minnesota, US
shouting "Taser! Taser! Taser!" just before mistakenly firing her service pistol instead. The shooting sparked protests in Brooklyn Center and renewed ongoing
Killing_of_Daunte_Wright
American freed after rebuilding his life during sentencing error (born 1977)
apartment and found an advertisement brochure for Beretta semiautomatic pistols. The St. Charles prosecutor in the case used the brochure to argue that
Cornealious Michael Anderson III
Cornealious_Michael_Anderson_III
Assassin of Martin Luther King Jr. (1928–1998)
in St. Louis. He was sentenced to twenty years in prison for repeated offenses. He escaped from the Missouri State Penitentiary on April 23, 1967 by hiding
James_Earl_Ray
Municipal law enforcement agency of Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
duty pistol. Over the next two years, the current Glock 22 duty pistol (chambered in .40S&W) will be replaced with the Glock 45 MOS7 duty pistol (chambered
Baltimore_Police_Department
Intentional provocation of a lethal response from law enforcement
Jo Tallas, a bank robber, engaged in a shootout while armed with a toy pistol. In December 2008, 15-year-old Tyler Cassidy was shot and killed by three
Suicide_by_cop
2014 shooting death in U.S. state of North Dakota
that suggested homicide instead. While Tammy conceded that a .22 caliber pistol was missing from the family home, she expressed doubt that her son would
Death_of_Andrew_Sadek
mech takes too much damage, D.Va ejects and can flee while armed with a pistol until she can call the mech again. She can also eject and cause her mech
Characters of the Overwatch franchise
Characters_of_the_Overwatch_franchise
pulls them over, and he proceeds to charge the driver with all sorts of offenses. When confronted, Rosie claims that Cliff forced her into his car. When
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour season 10
The_Alfred_Hitchcock_Hour_season_10
reason of insanity for a felony offense" or have "been found mentally incompetent to stand trial for a felony offense" or have "been adjudicated as mentally
Gun_laws_in_Utah
Mass shooting in Colorado, U.S.
2021 arrest. On January 13, 2023, Aldrich was charged with new felony offenses for attempted murder and hate crimes. The additional twelve charges raised
2022 Colorado Springs nightclub shooting
2022_Colorado_Springs_nightclub_shooting
Indian spiritual godman (1926–2011)
(later identified as Somasundaram) entered the Whitefield Ashram with an air pistol. He was apprehended by volunteers and handed over to police without incident
Sathya_Sai_Baba
New York-based organized crime group
Milano". While working at a pizzeria he owned in Florida, Calco assaulted and pistol whipped a customer who complained about his calzone order in 2009, and his
Bonanno_crime_family
American criminal (1940–2011)
Fayetteville, North Carolina on April 2, 1979. He took out a gun and started pistol-whipping Mason inside one of the homes they had been touring. He smashed
Mike_DeBardeleben
War crimes committed by the Empire of Japan
were marked with scalpels, cut by a sword, or pierced by bullets from a pistol. From these findings, it's inferred that Japanese military physicians conducted
Japanese_war_crimes
Inflammatory agent
certain drug offenses, individuals convicted of assault, and individuals convicted of misusing pepper spray. Federal law: It is a federal offense to carry/ship
Pepper_spray
methods, such as the standard incendiary ammunition of the Judges' Lawgiver pistol, at which point Judge Death's spirit will leave the corpse as a sentient
List of Judge Dredd characters
List_of_Judge_Dredd_characters
American actor (1937–1968)
insulting remarks while he was washing a girlfriend's car and he hit one with a pistol, but the charges were dropped. His last known appearances on TV were small
Bobby_Driscoll
Chief of county law enforcement
and district court. "North Carolina legislature makes it legal to buy a pistol without a permit | CNN Politics". CNN. 30 March 2023. "Local government"
Sheriffs_in_the_United_States
17-year old Chicago high school basketball player killed in November 1984
school. Moore and Dixon had cut school that day, and Moore had a .22 caliber pistol in his possession. Moore's cousin had been robbed of $10, allegedly by a
Murder_of_Ben_Wilson
Shiv (10 September 2012). "French Alps shootings: single weapon was 7.65mm pistol, say investigators". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 10 September 2012.
List of unsolved murders (2000–present)
List_of_unsolved_murders_(2000–present)
White supremacist terror attack against African Americans
indicted Bush on six counts: three hate crime charges and three firearms offenses. He was revealed to have made many online postings that were racially discriminatory
2018_Jeffersontown_shooting
whether reported offenses were attempted or completed, expanded victim types, relationships of victims to offenders and offenses, demographic details
Gun violence in the United States
Gun_violence_in_the_United_States
Type of knife
5-73-120 (2014) "2014 Arkansas Code :: Title 5 - Criminal Offenses :: Subtitle 6 - Offenses Against Public Health, Safety, or Welfare :: Chapter 73 -
Switchblade
Trial of 8 members of the Satan's Choice Motorcycle Club in 1979
arsenal" as he usually had with him a sawed-off .410 shotgun along with a .32 pistol. Though both weapons were illegal, Matiyek often pulled out his guns and
Port_Hope_8_case
rape a pregnant woman; pulling her hair with one hand whilst pushing a pistol into her mouth. Authorities removed the artwork because it had been erected
Soviet_war_crimes
Australian-born Jihadist
compensation scheme was limited to offenses that occurred in Australia, and because their enslavement was not a criminal offense in ISIL-ruled Syria or northern
Khaled_Sharrouf
freedom above everything else. Dressellians use slugthrowers (rifles and pistols firing metal projectiles) instead of blasters. Several Dressellians appear
List of Star Wars species (A–E)
List_of_Star_Wars_species_(A–E)
Italian politician (1927–1982)
street blocked by the killers' car. Di Salvo shot back with his .38-caliber pistol before he was killed. The hit team was composed of Pino Greco, Giuseppe
Pio_La_Torre
Prison in Jilava, Romania
soldiers charged with insubordination and civilians accused of military offenses. During World War I, it first held soldiers who refused mobilization and
Jilava_Prison
1989 mass shooting in Stockton, California, U.S.
suicide by shooting himself once in the right temple with a Taurus 9mm pistol. He had fired 106 rounds of ammunition — the vast majority at or in the
Stockton_schoolyard_shooting
1838–1842 British-Afghan war
Gandamak, there were approximately a dozen working muskets, the officers' pistols, and a few swords. The British formed a square and defeated the first couple
First_Anglo-Afghan_War
American outlaw biker (1938–2022)
with a deadly weapon in 1965 and 1966. In the 1965 incident, he forced his pistol into a bar patron's mouth after the man had made disparaging remarks about
Sonny_Barger
Mass shooting in California, U.S.
problem. At 10:58 a.m. PST, Farook and Malik, armed with semi-automatic pistols and rifles, opened fire outside the building, killing two people. Farook
2015_San_Bernardino_attack
Argentine criminal and serial killer
robbery when he broke into a police car and escaped with a .45 caliber pistol. During his teen years, Carmona was transferred between several juvenile
Roberto_José_Carmona
Filipino actor (1947–2023)
testing to be released. Authorities later confirmed that a .45 caliber pistol with an empty magazine was found near Valdez’s body. He was discovered by
Ronaldo_Valdez
Use of banned drugs at the Olympics
September 2016, four more Russian athletes were disqualified for doping offenses. Two of those were medalists from the 2008 Summer Olympics: silver medalist
Doping_at_the_Olympic_Games
Career of Strom Thurmond in the United States Senate
importing of unassembled gun parts involved in the manufacture of cheap pistols often used by criminals", Thurmond stated his support for legislation imposing
US Senate career of Strom Thurmond
US_Senate_career_of_Strom_Thurmond
1902–1913 uprising during the Philippine-American War
semi-automatic pistol on March 29, 1911, after further weapon testing during the rebellion, beginning over 70 years of service by the pistol and cartridge
Moro_Rebellion
PISTOL OFFENSE
PISTOL OFFENSE
Girl/Female
Hindu
Point or full stop, Rocky
Surname or Lastname
English (Bristol and Bath)
English (Bristol and Bath) : unexplained.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name for someone who lived by a postern gate, from Old French posterne; in some cases it would have been a metonymic occupational name for a gatekeeper.English : habitational name from Poston in Herefordshire or Poston in Shropshire, which is named with an Old English personal name Possa + þorn ‘thorn tree’.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from any of various places, for example in Cheshire and North Yorkshire, so called from Old English pīc ‘point’, ‘peak’ (or the derived byname Pīca) + tūn ‘enclosure’, ‘settlement’.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : possibly from an unrecorded Old English personal name, PÄ«cstÄn, from pÄ«c ‘point’, ‘pike’ + stÄn ‘stone’.
Male
Hungarian
Pet form of Hungarian István, PISTI means "crowned."
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Bristow, respelled to conform to the spelling of the modern place name.
Surname or Lastname
English (Bristol)
English (Bristol) : from a pet form of the personal name Wilk.Variant of German Wilke.
Surname or Lastname
English (chiefly Bristol)
English (chiefly Bristol) : patronymic from Hiscock.
Male
Spanish
Spanish name derived from Latin Pastor, PASTOR means "shepherd." St. Pastor was a 9-year-old boy who along with his 13-year-old brother, Justus, was martyred at Alcalá de Henares in the early 4th century.
Surname or Lastname
English (Devon), Dutch, and German
English (Devon), Dutch, and German : occupational name for a baker, from Anglo-Norman French pestour, pistour, Middle Dutch pester, pister ‘baker’ (Old French pestor, pesteur, German Pistor, from Latin pistor).Jewish (Ashkenazic) : unexplained.
Surname or Lastname
English (Bristol)
English (Bristol) : variant spelling of Pullen.
Surname or Lastname
English (Bristol)
English (Bristol) : variant of Parrott 1.
Boy/Male
English
From the brushwood farm.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from a place in Essex, so named from the Old English personal name Lissa (probably a pet form of Lēofsige; see Livesay 2) + tūn ‘enclosure’, ‘settlement’.Scottish : habitational name from places in West Lothian and Midlothian, which probably have the same origin as in 1. This surname is also found in Ireland.
Male
Russian
(Russian ÐпоÑтол): Bulgarian, Romanian, Russian and Ukrainian form of Greek Apostolos, APOSTOL means "apostle; messenger."
Surname or Lastname
English, Portuguese, Galician, Spanish, Catalan, and French
English, Portuguese, Galician, Spanish, Catalan, and French : occupational name for a shepherd, Anglo-Norman French pastre (oblique case pastour), Portuguese, Galician, Spanish, Catalan, pastor ‘shepherd’, from Latin pastor, an agent derivative of pascere ‘to graze’. The religious sense of a spiritual leader was rare in the Middle Ages, and insofar as it occurs at all it seems always to be a conscious metaphor; it is unlikely, therefore, that this sense lies behind any examples of the surname.German and Dutch : humanistic name, a Latinized form of various vernacular names meaning ‘shepherd’, for example Hirt or Schäfer (see Schafer).Americanized spelling of Hungarian Pásztor, an occupational name from pásztor ‘shepherd’.
Boy/Male
Shakespearean
King Henry IV, Part 2' An irregular humorist. In Henry V, Pistol is a soldier in the King's army....
Male
Finnish
Short form of Finnish Kristoffer, RISTO means "Christ-bearer."Â
Male
Hungarian
Pet form of Hungarian István, PISTA means "crowned."
PISTOL OFFENSE
PISTOL OFFENSE
Girl/Female
Indian
Lightning, Strong
Girl/Female
Gujarati, Indian
Skinny; Thin
Boy/Male
Gaelic German
Boy/Male
Indian, Sanskrit
The Form of Love; Having a Loving Nature
Girl/Female
Hindu
Goddess Saraswati
Boy/Male
Tamil
Grown
Boy/Male
British, English
Noble Protector / Guard
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name for a fen dweller, from a derivative of Old English fenn (see Fenn).
Girl/Female
Arabic, Hindu, Indian, Muslim, Pakistani, Urdu
Beautiful
Girl/Female
Muslim
Shining. Luminous.
PISTOL OFFENSE
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PISTOL OFFENSE
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PISTOL OFFENSE
imp. & p. p.
of Pistol
n.
Alt. of Pistil
n.
The name of certain gold coins of various values formerly coined in some countries of Europe. In Spain it was equivalent to a quarter doubloon, or about $3.90, and in Germany and Italy nearly the same. There was an old Italian pistole worth about $5.40.
n.
A pistol shot.
a.
Inserted below the pistil or pistils; -- said of sepals, petals, and stamens; having the sepals, petals, and stamens inserted below the pistil; -- said of a flower or a plant.
a.
Pertaining to that which is distal; as, the distal tuberosities of a bone.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Pistol
a.
Having a pistil or pistils; -- usually said of flowers having pistils but no stamens.
n.
A large pistol formerly used.
pl.
of Cornet-a-piston
n.
The smallest firearm used, intended to be fired from one hand, -- now of many patterns, and bearing a great variety of names. See Illust. of Revolver.
n.
A species of starling (Pastor roseus), native of the plains of Western Asia and Eastern Europe. Its head is crested and glossy greenish black, and its back is rosy. It feeds largely upon locusts.
v. t.
To shoot with a pistol.
a.
Remote from the point of attachment or origin; as, the distal end of a bone or muscle
n.
A pistol.
n.
See Piste.
n.
One who uses a pistol.
n.
A small pistol.
a.
Belonging to the post office or mail service; as, postal arrangements; postal authorities.
n.
The seed-bearing organ of a flower. It consists of an ovary, containing the ovules or rudimentary seeds, and a stigma, which is commonly raised on an elongated portion called a style. When composed of one carpel a pistil is simple; when composed of several, it is compound. See Illust. of Flower, and Ovary.