six-gun


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six-gun

(sĭks′gŭn′)
n.
A six-chambered revolver.
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six-gun

n
(Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery) informal US another word for six-shooter
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six-shoot•er

(ˈsɪksˈʃu tər, -ˌʃu-)

n.
a revolver that can fire six shots with one loading.
[1835–45, Amer.]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.six-gun - a pistol with a revolving cylinder (usually having six chambers for bullets)six-gun - a pistol with a revolving cylinder (usually having six chambers for bullets)
revolver, six-shooter
Colt - a kind of revolver
handgun, pistol, shooting iron, side arm - a firearm that is held and fired with one hand
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