Meaning
revolver
- A handgun with a revolving cylinder holding cartridges.
In a sentence
La polizia ha trovato una vecchia rivoltella nascosta nel cassetto.
The police found an old revolver hidden in the drawer.
Il detective estrasse la rivoltella e si avvicinò alla porta chiusa.
The detective drew his revolver and approached the closed door.
Non sapeva nemmeno come caricare una rivoltella prima di quella sera.
He didn't even know how to load a revolver before that evening.
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| rivoltella | feminine · singular |
| rivoltelle | feminine · plural |
Usage notes
- Synonymous with 'revolver' (which is masculine in Italian: 'il revolver').
- Slightly traditional or literary; modern contexts often use 'pistola' or 'revolver'.