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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Baldwin was practicing a cross-draw in a church on the set of the Western film on Oct. 21, 2021, when the Colt .45 revolver fired a live round, fatally striking Hutchins and injuring director Joel Souza.
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Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 17 Apr. 2024
School shootings by Arizona students In March 1971, a 13-year-old boy shot and injured a teen girl with a .22-caliber revolver at Roskruge Junior High School in Tucson.
—L. M. Boyd, The Arizona Republic, 15 Apr. 2024
Frustrated after hours wrestling with a hooked stingray, one of them shoots it with a revolver.
—Elizabeth Blair, NPR, 9 Apr. 2024
The second man enlisted a third — but when Harris wanted the guns back later that night, the third man couldn't find them, and Harris shot him dead with a revolver.
—Jeff Truesdell, Peoplemag, 25 Mar. 2024
Baldwin was pointing a gun at cinematographer Halyna Hutchins when the revolver went off, killing Hutchins and injuring Souza.
—Morgan Lee, USA TODAY, 15 Mar. 2024
Baldwin was pointing a gun at cinematographer Hutchins when the revolver went off, killing her and injuring Souza.
—CBS News, 14 Mar. 2024
One was a semi-automatic pistol and the other was a revolver, Leyton said, adding both were loaded and ready to shoot with a pull of the trigger.
—Mitchell Willetts, Kansas City Star, 21 Feb. 2024
After the shootings, the Finnish government issued new guidelines on the use of firearms, particularly handguns and revolvers.
—Eve Brennan, CNN, 2 Apr. 2024
Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 17 Apr. 2024
School shootings by Arizona students In March 1971, a 13-year-old boy shot and injured a teen girl with a .22-caliber revolver at Roskruge Junior High School in Tucson.
—L. M. Boyd, The Arizona Republic, 15 Apr. 2024
Frustrated after hours wrestling with a hooked stingray, one of them shoots it with a revolver.
—Elizabeth Blair, NPR, 9 Apr. 2024
The second man enlisted a third — but when Harris wanted the guns back later that night, the third man couldn't find them, and Harris shot him dead with a revolver.
—Jeff Truesdell, Peoplemag, 25 Mar. 2024
Baldwin was pointing a gun at cinematographer Halyna Hutchins when the revolver went off, killing Hutchins and injuring Souza.
—Morgan Lee, USA TODAY, 15 Mar. 2024
Baldwin was pointing a gun at cinematographer Hutchins when the revolver went off, killing her and injuring Souza.
—CBS News, 14 Mar. 2024
One was a semi-automatic pistol and the other was a revolver, Leyton said, adding both were loaded and ready to shoot with a pull of the trigger.
—Mitchell Willetts, Kansas City Star, 21 Feb. 2024
After the shootings, the Finnish government issued new guidelines on the use of firearms, particularly handguns and revolvers.
—Eve Brennan, CNN, 2 Apr. 2024
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“Revolver.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/revolver. Accessed 23 Apr. 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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