six-gun

Noun

Meaning

a pistol with a revolving cylinder (usually having six chambers for bullets)

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

six-shooter revolver rod gat piece gun arm automatic rifle shotgun pistol firearm heater repeater musket

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Hypernyms

pistol handgun side arm shooting iron

Hyponyms

colt

Examples

A wounded Shane will ride off into the sunset in the snowy Grand Tetons, assured that the danger is past but knowing there is no place in a now-calm range for his six-gun that brought others justice and peace. Source: Internet

This gave an eight-gun broadside and six-gun head-on fire in either direction. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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