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service revolver

service revolver noun: a handgun of the revolver type, issued to a police officer or member of the military for use in the course of their official duties.

Noun

service revolver (plural service revolvers)

  1. (dated, possibly) A handgun of the revolver type, issued to a police officer or member of the military for use in the course of their official duties.
    • "Have you any arms?"
      "I have my old service revolver and a few cartridges."1887, Arthur Conan Doyle, chapter 5, in A Study in Scarlet
    • "Look what the general gave me," and he proudly displayed Longorio's service revolver. Around Jose's waist was the cartridge-belt and holster that went with the weapon.1915, Rex Ellingwood Beach, chapter 7, in Heart of the Sunset

Examples of service revolver in a sentence

  • The policewoman, Kimberly Greenleaf, 34, apparently struggled with Officer Thomas Marchitto, 37, before she shot him once in the neck with her .38-caliber service revolver.1995 September 4, “Two Officers Argue, And One Is Shot”, in New York Times, retrieved 07 Mar 2018:
  • The teen died from a shot to the left temple, his father's police-issue service revolver found nearby.2013 August 7, “Brazilian teenager kills police officer parents and extended family”, in Telegraph, UK, retrieved 07 Mar 2018:

Forms of service revolver

pluralservice revolvers

Questions about service revolver

What does service revolver mean?
Service revolver means a handgun of the revolver type, issued to a police officer or member of the military for use in the course of their official duties.
How do you use service revolver in a sentence?
The policewoman, Kimberly Greenleaf, 34, apparently struggled with Officer Thomas Marchitto, 37, before she shot him once in the neck with her .38-caliber service revolver.
What part of speech is service revolver?
Service revolver is a noun.
What is the plural of service revolver?
The plural of service revolver is service revolvers.

Words near service revolver in the dictionary

  1. service police
  2. service provider
  3. service providers
  4. service record
  5. service records
  6. service revolver
  7. service revolvers
  8. service road
  9. service roads
  10. service set identifier
  11. service set identifiers

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