Revolver

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Revolver \Re*volv"er\, n.
     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.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  revolver
       n 1: a pistol with a revolving cylinder (usually having six
            chambers for bullets) [syn: {six-gun}, {six-shooter}]
       2: a door consisting of four orthogonal partitions that rotate
          about a central pivot; a door designed to equalize the air
          pressure in tall buildings [syn: {revolving door}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  21 Moby Thesaurus words for "revolver":
     automatic, blowgun, blowpipe, firearm, flamethrower, gat, gun,
     handgun, heater, musket, peashooter, piece, pistol, repeater,
     rifle, rod, sawed-off shotgun, shooting iron, shotgun, six-gun,
     six-shooter