bolt-action

American  

[bohlt-ak-shuhn] / ˈboʊltˌæk ʃən /

adjective

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

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Etymology

Origin of bolt-action

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.

From BBC

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

From Los Angeles Times

Weitzman thought he knew it on sight: It was a Mauser, he reported, a bolt-action rifle originally designed in Germany in the late 19th century and then replicated and churned out by the millions in more than a dozen countries.

From Slate

Teixeira, who lived with his mom and stepfather, kept a gun locker two feet from his bed, which contained handguns, bolt-action rifles and a military-style rifle with a high-capacity magazine.

From Reuters

Inside a gun locker two feet from his bed, law enforcement officials found multiple weapons, including handguns, bolt-action rifles, shotguns, an AK-style high-capacity weapon and a gas mask.

From New York Times