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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After this exchange, Holder left the scene but returned a short time later, armed with a revolver and a semiautomatic handgun.
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Kelsey Lentz, People.com, 31 Mar. 2025
The altercation escalated when Saldívar shot Selena in the back with a .38-caliber revolver.
—Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Mar. 2025
The safe containing both a 38 revolver and a 45 semiautomatic handgun was removed from the residence and placed into the evidence department for safekeeping.
—Silas Morgan, Orlando Sentinel, 25 Feb. 2025
He’d been shot in the face with a revolver that left no shell casings.
—Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2025
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Kelsey Lentz, People.com, 31 Mar. 2025
The altercation escalated when Saldívar shot Selena in the back with a .38-caliber revolver.
—Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Mar. 2025
The safe containing both a 38 revolver and a 45 semiautomatic handgun was removed from the residence and placed into the evidence department for safekeeping.
—Silas Morgan, Orlando Sentinel, 25 Feb. 2025
He’d been shot in the face with a revolver that left no shell casings.
—Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2025
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“Revolver.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/revolver. Accessed 7 Apr. 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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