[ '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.