bolt-action
[ bohlt-ak-shuh n ]
/ ˈboʊltˌæk ʃən /
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adjective
(of a rifle) equipped with a manually operated sliding bolt.
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Nearby words
bolt boat, bolt from (out of) the blue, bolt from the blue, a, bolt hole, bolt upright, bolt-action, bolt-hole, bolt-on, boltel, bolter, bolthead
Origin of bolt-action
First recorded in 1870–75
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Examples from the Web for bolt-action
This would force people to use only bolt-action rifles, pistols, and shotguns.
Is it a fair statement on my part that on all the occasions that you recall hunting with Lee he employed a bolt-action rifle?
Warren Commission (1 of 26): Hearings Vol. I (of 15)|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President KennedyChassepot, shas′po, n. the kind of bolt-action breechloading rifle adopted by the French army in 1866.
He either used that rifle or a single-shot, bolt-action rifle, another .22 that was out at the farm.
Warren Commission (1 of 26): Hearings Vol. I (of 15)|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy