bolt-action
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of bolt-action
First recorded in 1870–75
Example Sentences
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He also said Mr Robinson's father had suspected the weapon matched a bolt-action rifle that had once belonged to the suspect's grandfather.
From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2025
Basant Raj Thakur, a VDG from Jammu's Doda area, said that he supported the move to provide automatic weapons, replacing bolt-action rifles that some guards are currently armed with.
From Reuters ● Jan. 12, 2023
At the time of the search, Bertino allegedly possessed two pistols, a shotgun, a bolt-action rifle and two semiautomatic AR-15-style rifles with scopes.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 6, 2022
The State Police said on Saturday night that troopers had recovered eight firearms: three AR-15 rifles, two pistols, a bolt-action rifle, a shotgun and a short-barrel rifle.
From New York Times ● Jul. 3, 2021
In Billings I bought a hat, in Livingston a jacket, in Butte a rifle I didn’t particularly need, a Remington bolt-action .222, secondhand but in beautiful condition.
From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck
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