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Discover LudwigThe word "revolver" is correct.
It is typically used to refer to a type of handgun that has a revolving cylinder containing multiple chambers for bullets.
Example: "The detective pulled out his revolver to confront the suspect."
Alternatives: "Handgun" or "Pistol".
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revolver
noun
A handgun with a revolving chamber enabling several shots to be fired without reloading.
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Some early versions of the revolver, known as "pepperboxes," featured multiple barrels in a single cylindrical unit that revolved around a central spindle.
They found two semi-automatic pistols, a revolver, a shotgun and a rifle in the vehicle, along with a laptop, he said.
"The referee pulled out his revolver immediately," complained Sandoval.
The.38-caliber revolver was my favourite, not just because it was the one that was kept loaded.
On Tuesday, a judge in New Orleans ordered that Durst should stay in Louisiana at least until the beginning of next week following the discovery in his hotel room of a.38-calibre revolver and a personal stash of marijuana.
Lindsay wrote: "We lightened our packs by throwing away two packsaddles, the fish net, some rope, a great deal of rifle and revolver ammunition and all the clothes we could spare".
For 17 years General Pinochet ruled over a police state.He was uncouth and boorish, prone to banging the table with his revolver at junta meetings.
The only hint that this is a bank is a guard with a large revolver strapped to his belt who stands near the entrance.
Armed with a Browning revolver, an unemployed ex-soldier in black military garb fired a single slug into his back and fled.
There in a riverside apartment, on June 11th, Brazilian police captured Mr Oviedo, armed with a revolver, ten mobile phones and a recently-grown moustache.
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.
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