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revolver

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re·volv·er  (r-vlvr)
n.
1. A pistol having a revolving cylinder with several cartridge chambers that may be fired in succession.
2. One that revolves, as a part of a mechanism.

revolver [rɪˈvɒlvə]
n
(Military / Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery) a pistol having a revolving multichambered cylinder that allows several shots to be discharged without reloading
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.revolverrevolver - a pistol with a revolving cylinder (usually having six chambers for bullets)
Colt - a kind of revolver
handgun, pistol, shooting iron, side arm - a firearm that is held and fired with one hand
2.revolver - a door consisting of four orthogonal partitions that rotate about a central pivot; a door designed to equalize the air pressure in tall buildings
door - a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle; "he knocked on the door"; "he slammed the door as he left"
Translations
revolver [rɪˈvɒlvəʳ] Nrevólver m

revolver [rɪˈvɒlvər] n (= gun) → revolver m

revolver
nRevolver m

revolver [rɪˈvɒlvəʳ] nrivoltella
revolver [rɪˈvɒlvəʳ] nrivoltella

revolver سلاح ناري revolver revolver Revolver περίστροφο revólver revolveri revolver revolver rivoltella リボルバー 회전식 연발 권총 revolver revolver rewolwer revólver револьвер revolver ปืนพกลูกโม่ revolver súng lục 左轮手枪


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For two minutes, his head bent forward with an expression of an intense effort of thought, he stood with the revolver in his hand, motionless, thinking.
After a deal of work among the Greek fishermen of the Upper Bay and rivers, where knives flashed at the beginning of trouble and men permitted themselves to be made prisoners only after a revolver was thrust in their faces, we hailed with delight an expedition to the Lower Bay against the Chinese shrimp-catchers.
There was no wabble to the revolver and it was directed toward her stomach, not from an outstretched arm, but from the hip, against which the forearm rested.
 
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