revolver
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a pistol with a revolving cylinder (usually having six chambers for bullets) -
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a door consisting of four orthogonal partitions that rotate about a central pivot; a door designed to equalize the air pressure in tall buildings
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Revolver
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.
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One who or that which revolves. -
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Specifically— A revolving firearm, especially a pistol, having a revolving barrel provided with a number of bores (as in earlier styles of the weapon), or (as in modern forms) a single barrel with a revolving cylinder at its base, provided with a number of chambers. When the barrel or cylinder revolves on its longitudinal axis, the several bores or chambers are brought in succession into relation with firing-mechanism for successive and rapid firing. In the modern forms of the arm the chambers of the cylinder are, by such revolution, brought successively into line with the bore in the barrel, which is also the firing position. In this position each chamber respectively forms a continuation of the bore in the barrel. Six is the common number of chambers. The most vital distinction between early and modern revolving firearms is that the barrels of the former were directly revolved by the hand; while in the latter the revolving-mechanism is connected with the firing-mechanism, the cocking of which automatically revolves the cylinder. Metal cartridges with conical bullets are used in all modern revolvers, the loading being done at the breech. Some are self-cocking—that is, are cocked by pulling the trigger which also discharges them. Some, by peculiar mechanism (though, for general use, they may be cocked in the ordinary way for taking deliberate aim), are by a quick adjustment changed into self-cocking pistols for more rapid firing in emergencies where accurate aim is of subordinate importance. Colonel Colt of the United States was the first to produce a really serviceable and valuable revolving arm, though the principle was known in the earlier part of the sixteenth century. -
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A revolving cannon. -
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A revolving horse-rake.
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Revolver
rē-volv′ėr that which revolves: a firearm having barrels or chambers which revolve upon a common centre, and are fired in turn by one lock mechanism: a revolving cannon.
Shawn Chacon rolled into Yankee Stadium yesterday afternoon, put on a new pinstriped uniform and prepared to meander through what has been a revolving door at the back of the rotation. nytimes.com
Short stories that revolve around wishes form this volume created to raise money for Book Wish Foundation, a nonprofit organization working to build libraries for Darfur refugees living in Chad. publishersweekly.com
At the French Open this week, much of the talk will revolve around the holy trinity of the men's draw. espn.go.com
We had a revolving fund. ashingtonpost.com
Many of you will remember that nearly all of TV commercials were revolved around the "ultimate" Mom when we were growing up. mountainhomenews.com
Come around to Gatten's revolving sushi bar. dailybreeze.com
Kids love revolving sushi bars. dailybreeze.com
Latham fuel cell manufacturer Plug Power says it has gotten a $7 million revolving line of credit from Silicon Valley Bank. blog.timesunion.com
DJ @llenblow will play with his new dub ensemble, Taimaica Soundsytem, tonight at Revolver. taipeitimes.com
Revolver magazine is celebrating the release of its "Mega 100th Issue" by spotlighting the "100 Greatest Living Rock Stars". kissrocks.com
Two men approached the victim, and one of them opened his coat, displayed a revolver and demanded money, police records said. chitowndailynews.org
Twilight 's hunky vampire Robert Pattinson was every bit the movie star on the Italian set of New Moon Wednesday, revolving between makeup sessions, scenes and chats with co-stars and colleagues. radaronline.com
Fred Vojtsek, father of victim Julia Vojtsek, 23, said his motivation to be a part of the lawsuit revolved around family. denverpost.com
Other people are moons revolving around their sun. latimes.com
Live Oak — Everything in our world revolves around time. suwanneedemocrat.com
In particular, our model assumes host stars rotate much more slowly than their close-in companion planet revolves, an assumption largely corroborated by observation (Trilling (2000); Barnes (2001)).
Tidal Evolution of Close-in Extra-Solar Planets
Solving equations is one of the main themes in mathematics. A large part of the combinatorial group theory revolves around the word and conjugacy problems - particular types of equations in groups.
Equations and fully residually free groups
Our new strategy revolves around the meaning of Ψt j=1 ϕt (xj ) for N large: “Most” particles behave in a good way and the term on the right has “mostly” product structure while only “few” particles will behave badly and will become entangled.
A simple derivation of mean field limits for quantum systems
Our design revolves around a high-performance 1m telescope equipped with a dual-colour lucky-imaging camera system and a highly efficient high-resolution spectrograph which will allow 1m/s precision velocities to be obtained for the brightest stars in the sky.
The Stellar Observations Network Group - the Prototype
Since the perceived difficulties with calculating quantum corrections in weak gravitational fields revolve around the problem of calculating with non-renormalizable theories, the first step is to describe the modern point of view as to how this should be done.
Quantum Gravity and Precision Tests
Like a flash, the half-breed jerked a revolver from his belt and fired. "The Gun-Brand" by
And she knew that in his free hand he carried his revolver. "The Odds" by
Just as the van passed under the railway arch two men with revolvers barred the way. "The Life Story of an Old Rebel" by
And then, at the very moment when the wheels began to revolve, Leroux stepped down from a neighbouring train. "Jacqueline of Golden River" by
With no room even for six-gun work he turned his revolver into a club. "The Sheriff's Son" by
There is only one revolver in question, and that revolver of a peculiar make and bore. "The Riddle of the Frozen Flame" by
He gripped his revolver in his fingers. "The Black Box" by
He drew Lal Singh's revolvers and thrust one into her hand. "The Adventures of Kathlyn" by
His arms and feet had been securely tied and his remaining revolver had been taken from his belt. "Bert Wilson in the Rockies" by
It must have been that last volley, for he could distinctly recall the sharp bark of Gonzales' revolver between his own shots. "Molly McDonald" by
Shine where oft she paused and stood;
All her dreamy warmth revolving,
While the chilly waters wooed.
Numbered the nothings of the house,
Revolving which my text to make,
The living priest or that dead mouse.
Through that vast, unfathomed main;
Should our tiny orb make shipwreck,
Worlds by millions would remain;
How like a strong tree he hath stood,
It brings into my mind almost
Those patriarchs old before the flood.
The cycles of revolving years
May free my heart from all its fears,—
And teach my lips a song to sing.
The world revolved from night to day,
A voice, a chime
A chant sublime
Of peace on earth, good-will to men!