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STARTER REVOLVER [1 record]

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Record 1 2006-03-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Small Arms
DEF

Handgun which can fire only blank ammunition and so called because it was originally used to sound the start of sporting events.

OBS

starter revolver: term and definition officialized by the Small Arms Terminology Working Group.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Armes légères
DEF

Arme de poing ne pouvant tirer qu'à blanc et ainsi appelée parce qu'elle servait à l'origine à donner le départ des épreuves sportives.

OBS

révolver : Cette graphie, puisée des Rectifications de l'orthographe recommandées par le Conseil supérieur de la langue française, est attestée dans le Petit Robert (2006).

OBS

revolver de départ : terme et définition uniformisés par le Groupe de travail de terminologie des armes légères.

Key term(s)
  • révolver de départ
  • révolver d'alarme

Spanish

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