revolver
noun
re·volv·er
ri-ˈväl-vər 
-ˈvȯl-,
also -ˈvä-vər,
or -ˈvȯ-vər
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
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The bill would cover anyone convicted of those misdemeanors in another state during the past eight years; they would now be blocked from getting a pistol or revolver permit, lawmakers said.
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Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 31 May 2025
What’s more, the bullets found in the body were the kind the LAPD issued to officers, and weeks after the murder, Lazarus reported that her backup gun, a snub-nosed .38 Smith & Wesson revolver, had been stolen from her car.
—Christopher Goffard, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2025
He was separately convicted in July 2024 on three felony charges related to the purchase of a revolver in 2018.
—Graham Kates, CBS News, 16 Apr. 2025
The cover image should show a revolver on a lawn at daybreak.
—Barry Collins, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2025
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Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 31 May 2025
What’s more, the bullets found in the body were the kind the LAPD issued to officers, and weeks after the murder, Lazarus reported that her backup gun, a snub-nosed .38 Smith & Wesson revolver, had been stolen from her car.
—Christopher Goffard, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2025
He was separately convicted in July 2024 on three felony charges related to the purchase of a revolver in 2018.
—Graham Kates, CBS News, 16 Apr. 2025
The cover image should show a revolver on a lawn at daybreak.
—Barry Collins, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2025
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“Revolver.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/revolver. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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revolver
noun
re·volv·er
ri-ˈväl-vər
-ˈvȯl-
: a handgun having a revolving cylinder holding several bullets all of which may be shot without loading again
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