lever action
a rifle action in which the extracting and ejecting of the shell case and the recocking of the weapon are accomplished by a hand-operated lever arm in front of the trigger housing.
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(of a rifle) having a lever action.
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How to use lever action in a sentence
However, the principle of the device is the buoyant effect of the water and the lever action of the rubber tube which is attached.
The Boy Mechanic, Book 2 | VariousIt was a costly and beautifully made weapon of the period, with an under-lever action.
The Ivory Child | H. Rider HaggardThere were rifles in each one of them, good ones too—high power hunting rifles for big game—lever action, automatic.
Panther Eye | Roy J. SnellA short humerus gives better lever action in the flight stroke than a long humerus does.
Phylogeny of the Waxwings and Allied Birds | M. Dale ArveyThe rudder may also be curved or warped in similar manner by lever action.
Flying Machines | W.J. Jackman and Thos. H. Russell
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