side arm
Belt-carried firearm
A side arm is a weapon worn at the side, typically a handgun or sword carried in a holster or scabbard.
The term distinguishes personal weapons from primary arms like rifles: Officers carried side arms during the ceremony.
In baseball, sidearm (one word) describes a throwing motion where the arm swings roughly parallel to the ground rather than overhead.
- derringerCompact concealed firearm
- snub noseShort, upturned nasal shape
- firearmProjectile weapon using explosives
- pistolCompact one-handed firearm
- handgunFirearm for single-hand use
automatic · piece · pitching · revolver · javelin throw · holster · target · lateral movement · forty-five · ball and socket · gat · concealed carry · quick draw · peacekeeper · service pistol · zip gun · trigger · taser
- frontier weaponssix-shooter, peacemaker, Colt revolver, derringer, Winchester
- sidesleft, right, front, top, back
throwing motion in baseball
side armoverhand
Throwing from above
overhead · over the top · three-quarters · underhand · submarine