revolver

Senso (Inglese)

1. A handgun with a revolving chamber enabling several shots to be fired without reloading.
2. (broadly) Any (personal) firearm with such a mechanism.
3. Synonym of revolving line of credit, a form of credit permitting the holder to repeatedly borrow money.
4. (agent, form-of) Agent noun of revolve; something that revolves.

revolve

• Verb
• Noun

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six-shooter

gun

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six-gun

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Traduzioni

revolver

Revolver

revólver

revolver

revólver

revòlver

περίστροφο

revolver

pistolet

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tabanca

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مسدس

altıpatlar

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/ɹɪˈvɒl.vɚ/

Etimologia (Inglese)

From revolve + er, coined by American inventor Samuel Colt in 1835.