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• break-action
  break-action

  adjective

  (of a gun) having a hinged mechanism allowing loading or unloading of the barrel or barrels.
• break action
  break action

  noun

  a mechanism in a firearm in which the barrel or barrels are hinged and can be opened to allow loading or unloading.

break-action

¹ American  

[brayk-ak-shuhn] / ˌbreɪkˈæk ʃən /

adjective

1. (of a gun) having a hinged mechanism allowing loading or unloading of the barrel or barrels.

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break action ² American  

[brayk ak-shuhn] / ˈbreɪk ˈæk ʃən /

noun

1. a mechanism in a firearm in which the barrel or barrels are hinged and can be opened to allow loading or unloading.

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