revolver
Meaning
- A handgun with a revolving chamber enabling several shots to be fired without reloading.
- Any (personal) firearm with such a mechanism.
- Synonym of revolving line of credit, a form of credit permitting the holder to repeatedly borrow money.
- agent noun of revolve; something that revolves.
Synonyms
regenerative track
automatic pistol
revolving pistol
hand-gun
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ɹɪˈvɒl.vɚ/
Etymology
From revolve + -er, coined by American inventor Samuel Colt in 1835.
New
revolve
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- To bring back into a particular place or condition; to restore.
- To cause (something) to turn around a central point.
- To orbit a central point (especially of a celestial body).
- To rotate around an axis.
- To move in order or sequence.
- To ponder on; to reflect repeatedly upon; to consider all aspects of.
- (obsolete) To read through, to study (a book, author etc.).
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