revolver : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: revolver	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for revolver
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
revolver n a pistol with a revolving cylinder (usually having six chambers for bullets) Synonym(s): revolver, six-gun, six- shooter a door consisting of four orthogonal partitions that rotate about a central pivot; a door designed to equalize the air pressure in tall buildings Synonym(s): revolving door, revolver
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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.