revolver
/rɪˈvɒlvə(r)/ (bre, ipa) · /rɪˈvɑːlvər/ (ame, ipa) · /ri-ˈväl-vər -ˈvȯl- also -ˈvä-vər or -ˈvȯ-vər/ (ame, mw)
revolver — noun
1. a handgun that has a short rotating cylinder with several bullet chambers, allow
a handgun that has a short rotating cylinder with several bullet chambers, allowing the user to fire multiple shots before the cylinder needs to be refilled.
The detective pulled his revolver from the holster after hearing a noise.
Hui kept an old revolver in the drawer beside her bed for safety.
collocation: keep a revolver for protection / safety
Vikram carefully cleaned the cylinder of his revolver after a day at the shooting range.
The film's hero spun the revolver on his finger before holstering it.
Yara's grandfather taught her how to load and unload a revolver safely.
- pistol
broader term that includes both revolvers and semi-automatic handguns; often used interchangeably in casual speech, but technically distinct
- handgun
the general category of small firearms designed to be held and fired with one hand; less specific than revolver
- six-shooter
informal term specifically referring to a revolver that holds six bullets; common in Western fiction
用法筆記
Frequently appears in stories about the American Old West and detective fiction. The cylinder typically holds six bullets, which is why revolvers are sometimes called 'six-shooters'.