revolver
pronunciation
How to pronounce revolver in British English:
UK [rɪˈvɒlvə(r)]
How to pronounce revolver in American English:
US [rɪˈvɑlvə(r)]
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- Noun:
- a pistol with a revolving cylinder (usually having six chambers for bullets)
- a door consisting of four orthogonal partitions that rotate about a central pivot; a door designed to equalize the air pressure in tall buildings
Word Origin
- revolver (n.)
- type of pistol, 1835, agent noun from revolve. So called by U.S. inventor Samuel Colt (1814-1862) for its revolving chamber cylinder.
Example
- 1. Shouldn 't the revolver bounce off his chest too ?
- 2. As with his revolver mechanism , colt 's innovative cable was adapted from an earlier design : a cable developed by telegraph inventor samuel f.b. morse ( 1791-1872 ) .
- 3. A cavalcade of senior democrats , including senators patrick leahy and chris dodd , have advised mrs clinton to retire to her room with a glass of whisky and a loaded revolver .
- 4. I also had my revolver and a knife .
- 5. The markets have put a revolver to their head , he says .