English Explanatory Dictionary

wheelgun

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Synonym of revolver.

Word forms

wheelgun wheelguns

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷel- Proto-Indo-European *kʷekʷléh₂ Proto-Germanic *hweulō Old English hwēol Middle English whel English wheel Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰen- Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰéntis Proto-Germanic *gunþiz Old Norse gunnrder. Middle English gunne English gun English wheelgun From wheel + gun.

Synonyms

revolver
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