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bolt-action
[ bohlt-ak-shuhn ]
adjective
- (of a rifle) equipped with a manually operated sliding bolt.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of bolt-action1
First recorded in 1870–75
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Example Sentences
This would force people to use only bolt-action rifles, pistols, and shotguns.
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Did it sound like the shots were faster than it could be operated with a bolt action rifle?
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It seemed to me like you could either fire a semi or bolt action in about the same time.
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Have you had occasion to use a bolt action rifle and fire shots quickly one after the other?
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The Mauser was one of the earliest, if not the earliest, and the basic bolt-action rifle, from which many others were copied.
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Could you briefly explain the operation of this rifle, the bolt action and the clip-feed mechanism?
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