revolver

Noun
US[rih-vol-ver]/rɪˈvɑlvɚ/3 syllables
Synonyms: six-gunsix-shooterrevolving door

Open English WordNet

Noun (2)revolvers

  1. a pistol with a revolving cylinder (usually having six chambers for bullets)Synonyms: six-gunsix-shooterType of pistol, handgunKinds Colt, blank revolver
  2. a door consisting of four orthogonal partitions that rotate about a central pivot; a door designed to equalize the air pressure in tall buildingsSynonyms: revolving doorType of door
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Re·volv′er noun

One who, or that which, revolves; specifically, a firearm ( commonly a pistol) with several chambers or barrels so arranged as to revolve on an axis, and be discharged in succession by the same lock; a repeater.

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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