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slide-action

[ slahyd-ak-shuhn ]

adjective

  1. (of a rifle or shotgun) having a lever that when slid back and forth ejects the empty case and cocks and reloads the piece.

slide-action

adjective

  1. (of a shoulder firearm) ejecting the empty case and reloading by means of a sliding lever

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Several days were spent watching the snow-slide action in the San Juan Mountains.

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