revolver

noun

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re·volv·er | \ ri-ˈväl-vər

, -ˈvȯl- also -ˈvä-vər or -ˈvȯ-vər \

Definition of revolver

1 : one that revolves

2 : a handgun with a cylinder of several chambers brought successively into line with the barrel and discharged with the same hammer

Examples of revolver in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Christian wanted to look at the revolver that Angel had purchased a few months earlier. — oregonlive, 9 Oct. 2021 According to court testimony, Nash had a fancy for young girls, whips and a game with a revolver called Russian roulette. — Mike Sager, Rolling Stone, 17 Sep. 2021 His spray of bullets — six shots from a .22-caliber revolver — also hit White House press secretary James S. Brady, leaving him partially paralyzed, and injured U.S. Secret Service agent Tim McCarthy and D.C. police officer Thomas Delahanty. — Washington Post, 4 Aug. 2021 Davis was arrested in November 2018 and police found a revolver and shotgun in his apartment, the agreement reads. — Phil Davis, baltimoresun.com, 2 Aug. 2021 This time, however, a revolver in one of the gorilla's hands fires a few rounds, with sound effects and splashes of water simulating a bullet cutting through the surface. — Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 13 July 2021 In a mid-March 2012 incident at their home, Tessa Kelley watched her husband slide a single bullet into a .38-caliber revolver and put the gun to his head, pulling the trigger three times. — Sig Christenson, San Antonio Express-News, 7 July 2021 President Lincoln saluted this service with the gift of a ceremonial Colt revolver, before dispatching Maj. — Michael Medved, WSJ, 18 June 2021 Lowes was shot five times with Hornady Critical Duty .357 or 9 mm ammunition from a revolver, according to prosecutors. — oregonlive, 5 June 2021

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