revolver
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3.6
- noun
- /rɪˈvɑlvər/
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revólver
- Then he saw Captain Honner standing with his revolver pointed at the belly of Hardboiled Barrett.
- shoot a revolver
- pull out a revolver
- .38-caliber revolver
If you watch movies on HBO you'd see pistols instead of revolvers.
- If you watch movies on HBO you'd see pistols instead of revolvers.
- They have their militia got guarding their hard borders and these people were armed with rifles, revolvers, pistols, etcetera.
- The state police gave me a revolver as a sort of a collectible when I left office.
- You're you guys are just what what are the local cops going to do with their revolvers?
- So there I was and this, this thing was in the glove box, you know, sort of tucked away this this small revolver.
- When Scalin says sun's out, guns out, it's tank top, and when Shoemaker says it, it's like a snub nose revolver.
- Guys had a vest on, they had their revolver on, they had a small backup in their gut.
- Now with his revolver, whether or not he pulled the hammer back, it is, it would be not almost impossible for what he's describing to actually happen.
- The Gears of a clock, the cylinder of a revolver, a knot.
Examples
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Floyd always carried an extra revolver in his coat pocket.
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I fired a few shots from my revolver.
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And look, you use two hands to hold the revolver, and I use only one.
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Seeing the mouth of the revolver, I made a quick move to escape.
Academic text (2007) -
Besides, it will be my own revolver, which you had taken from me during the struggle.
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"I'm not persuaded." Smith picked up the revolver and held it up to the light.
Fiction book (1992) -
The state police gave me a revolver as a sort of a collectible when I left office.
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I pulled out both revolvers and blasted the beast into oblivion!
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He puts on his jacket, grabs his .38 revolver, and leaves at 1:04.
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He fired several rounds from his revolver during the target practice.
Synonyms
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1.0
A weapon that fires bullets or shells at high speed
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2.1
A small gun you hold and fire with one hand
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4.6
A small gun that you hold and fire with one hand
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4.8
A small gun with a cylinder that turns to hold bullets
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6.1
A small gun with a round part that holds six bullets
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7.2
A small gun that holds six bullets in a rotating part
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8.6
A small gun like a pistol that you carry on your belt
A gun that holds seven bullets and fires them without reloading
Compounds
- Specialized
A gun that makes the sound of gunshots without firing bullets, used in training or plays
How Powerful
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word revolver comes from the Latin parts re- 'back' and volvere 'to turn'. It names the gun whose cylinder revolves or turns to bring each bullet into place, so you can fire several times without reloading.