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1 definition found
From:
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Re·volv·ing
,
a.
Making
a
revolution
or
revolutions
;
rotating
; --
used
also
figuratively
of
time
,
seasons
,
etc
.,
depending
on
the
revolution
of
the
earth
.
But
grief
returns
with
the
revolving
year
.
--
Shelley
.
Revolving
seasons
,
fruitless
as
they
pass
.
--
Cowper
.
Revolving firearm
.
See
Revolver
.
Revolving light
,
a
light
or
lamp
in
a
lighthouse
so
arranged
as
to
appear
and
disappear
at
fixed
intervals
,
either
by
being
turned
about
an
axis
so
as
to
show
light
only
at
intervals
,
or
by
having
its
light
occasionally
intercepted
by
a
revolving
screen
.
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