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bolt-ac⋅tion

[bohlt-ak-shuhn]
–adjective
(of a rifle) equipped with a manually operated sliding bolt.

Origin:
1870–75
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bolt-ac·tion   (bōlt'āk'shən)
adj.  Loaded by a manually operated bolt. Used of a firearm.
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