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Winchester3

Syllabification: (Win·ches·ter)
Pronunciation: /ˈwinˌCHestər/
Definition of Winchester

noun

  • 1 (also Winchester rifle) trademark a breech-loading side-action repeating rifle.
    [named after Oliver F. Winchester (1810–80), the US manufacturer of the rifle]
  • 2 (in full Winchester disk or drive) Computing a disk drive in a sealed unit containing a high-capacity hard disk and the read-write heads.
    [so named because its original numerical designation corresponded to the caliber of the rifle]

Winchester in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of Winchester in the British & World English dictionary