REVOLVER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does revolver mean? 

• REVOLVER (noun)
  The noun REVOLVER has 2 senses:

1. a pistol with a revolving cylinder (usually having six chambers for bullets)

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

  Familiarity information: REVOLVER used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• REVOLVER (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A pistol with a revolving cylinder (usually having six chambers for bullets)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

revolver; six-gun; six-shooter

Hypernyms ("revolver" is a kind of...):

handgun; pistol; shooting iron; side arm (a firearm that is held and fired with one hand)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "revolver"):

Colt (a kind of revolver)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A door consisting of four orthogonal partitions that rotate about a central pivot; a door designed to equalize the air pressure in tall buildings

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

revolver; revolving door

Hypernyms ("revolver" is a kind of...):

door (a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle)

 Context examples 

We have all got arms, even for me a large-bore revolver; Jonathan would not be happy unless I was armed like the rest.

(Dracula, by Bram Stoker)

In an instant I had slipped the revolver from the drawer into my pocket, and was covering him through the cloth.

(The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

He stepped forward, took up his coat, laid his hand on his revolver, and turned to the door.

(The Return of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

She has a small revolver which she carries in her belt.

(Love of Life and Other Stories, by Jack London)

“I have my revolver,” said I.

(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

“I shall take the revolvers. You know I collected every weapon on board.”

(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)

Holmes half drew a revolver from his pocket.

(His Last Bow, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

"Then I'll break his neck," Scott retorted, continuing his shoving and wedging with the revolver muzzle.

(White Fang, by Jack London)

His wrenched shoulder-blade, untreated and unrested, went from bad to worse, till finally Hal shot him with the big Colt’s revolver.

(The Call of the Wild, by Jack London)

The more I reflected the more convinced I grew that I was dealing with a case of cerebral disease; and though I dismissed my servants to bed, I loaded an old revolver, that I might be found in some posture of self-defence.

(The Strange Case Of Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde, by Robert Louis Stevenson)