blank revolver
- noun
- /blæŋk rɪˈvɑlvər/
- Specialized
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revólver de fogueo
- The director used a blank revolver to simulate gunfire during the play.
Examples
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Police officers sometimes train with a blank revolver for safety reasons.
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Don't point a blank revolver at anyone!
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He was startled by the loud noise of the blank revolver at the start of the race.
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The actor used a blank revolver during the play.
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The director used a blank revolver to simulate gunfire during the play.
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Police officers sometimes train with a blank revolver for safety reasons.
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He was startled by the loud noise of the blank revolver at the start of the race.
How Realistic
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly and compositionally derived from 'blank' (a cartridge producing sound but no projectile) modifying 'revolver' (a multi-shot pistol): a revolver that fires blanks. This simple noun–noun modification is cross-linguistically common and therefore a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily understand the phrase.
Etymology
Blank revolver comes from a real revolver loaded with blank cartridges that make a loud bang but send no bullet. So a blank revolver is a gun used to 'make the sound of gunfire without firing bullets' for training or on stage.