Definitions for six-shooter
ˈsɪksˈʃu tər, -ˌʃu-six-shoot·er

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. revolver, six-gun, six-shooternoun

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

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. six-shooternoun

   A revolver which holds six cartridges.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. six-shooter

   A revolver (also called a wheel gun) is a repeating handgun that has at least one barrel and uses a revolving cylinder containing multiple chambers (each holding a single cartridge) for firing. Because most revolver models hold up to six cartridges before needing to be reloaded, revolvers are also commonly called six shooters. Before firing, cocking the revolver's hammer partially rotates the cylinder, indexing one of the cylinder chambers into alignment with the barrel, allowing the bullet to be fired through the bore. The hammer cocking in nearly all revolvers are manually driven, and can be achieved either by the user using the thumb to directly pull back the hammer (as in single-action), via internal linkage relaying the force of the trigger-pull (as in double-action), or both (as in double/single-action). By sequentially rotating through each chamber, the revolver allows the user to fire multiple times until having to reload the gun, unlike older single-shot firearms that had to be reloaded after each shot. Some rare revolver models can utilize the blowback of the preceding shot to automatically cock the hammer and index the next chamber, although these self-loading revolvers (known as automatic revolvers, despite technically being semi-automatic) never gained any widespread usage. Although largely surpassed in convenience and ammunition capacity by semi-automatic pistols, revolvers still remain popular as back-up and off-duty handguns among American law enforcement officers and security guards and are still common in the American private sector as defensive, sporting, and hunting firearms. Famous revolvers models include the Colt 1851 Navy Revolver, the Webley, the Colt Single Action Army, the Colt Official Police, Smith & Wesson Model 10, the Smith & Wesson Model 29 of Dirty Harry fame, the Nagant M1895, and the Colt Python. Though the majority of weapons using a revolver mechanism are handguns, other firearms may also have a revolver action. These include some models of rifles, shotguns, grenade launchers, and cannons. Revolver weapons differ from Gatling-style rotary weapons in that in a revolver only the chambers rotate, while in a rotary weapon there are multiple full firearm actions with their own barrels which rotate around a common ammunition feed.

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1. six-shooter

   A six-shooter is a firearm, often a revolver, with a revolving cylinder that holds six rounds or bullets. It was a common type of gun used in the American Old West and is associated with cowboys or lawmen in popular culture.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Six-shooternoun

   a pistol or other firearm which can be fired six times without reloading especially, a six-chambered revolver

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1. six-shooter

   A pistol with six barrels, or capable of firing six shots in quick succession; especially a six-barreled or six-chambered revolver.

Etymology and OriginsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Six-shooter

   An Americanism for a six-chambered revolver.

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1. • Pistol

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of six-shooter in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of six-shooter in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=six-shooter
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Six-Shooter
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Six-Shooter
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/six-shooter
6. ^ Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/59563/pg59563-images.html
7. ^ Etymology and Origins
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/54657/pg54657-images.html#:~:text=six-shooter