bolt-action

[bohlt-ak-shuhn]

adjective

1. (of a rifle) equipped with a manually operated sliding bolt.

Word History and Origins

Origin of bolt-action¹

First recorded in 1870–75

Example Sentences

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.

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A bolt-action rifle was recovered near the shooting, and a screwdriver was found on the roof from where the fatal shot was fired.

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Along with a bolt-action rifle that was abandoned in a wooded area, investigators also recovered ammunition that bore various markings, according to authorities.

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Kirk was shot from a distance of nearly 200 yards with a powerful bolt-action rifle.

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The suspected murder weapon, a high-powered bolt-action rifle, was recovered in a wooded area near a parking lot, said Robert Bohls, the special agent in charge of the FBI’s Salt Lake City office.

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