WINCHESTER


Meaning of WINCHESTER in English

[ 'wɪntʃɪstə ]

■ noun

1》 (also ~ rifle ) trademark a breech-loading side-action repeating rifle.

2》 (also ~ disk or drive ) Computing a disk drive in a sealed unit containing a high-capacity hard disk and the read-write heads.

Origin

sense 1 named after the American rifle manufacturer Oliver F. ~ ; sense 2 so named because its original numerical designation corresponded to the calibre of the rifle.

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