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
He said he had, like many others, been given a Mosin sniper rifle - a bolt-action weapon designed in Tsarist Russia in the late 19th century and updated in the 1930s.
From Reuters • Nov. 28, 2022
Among them was a Noreen bolt-action rifle that fires large .50 caliber rounds — the kind used by the U.S. military for long-distance sniping and to disable vehicles.
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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