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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Meanwhile, Hunter Biden was convicted of lying on a federal form about his drug use to purchase a revolver, submitting a false statement into a federal record, and unlawfully possessing the firearm for 11 days.
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Jenny Goldsberry, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 8 Dec. 2024
No witness at the trial testified to observing Biden using drugs in the days after purchasing the Colt Cobra revolver.
—Times Staff, Los Angeles Times, 2 Dec. 2024
In June, he was found guilty of three felony charges relating to the purchase of a .38-caliber revolver in Wilmington, Delaware, in 2018.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 2 Dec. 2024
If the bottle shaped like a revolver ready to unload in your face doesn’t scare you off, perhaps the 160 proof might.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 27 Nov. 2024
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Jenny Goldsberry, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 8 Dec. 2024
No witness at the trial testified to observing Biden using drugs in the days after purchasing the Colt Cobra revolver.
—Times Staff, Los Angeles Times, 2 Dec. 2024
In June, he was found guilty of three felony charges relating to the purchase of a .38-caliber revolver in Wilmington, Delaware, in 2018.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 2 Dec. 2024
If the bottle shaped like a revolver ready to unload in your face doesn’t scare you off, perhaps the 160 proof might.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 27 Nov. 2024
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“Revolver.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/revolver. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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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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