single-action

[ sing-guhl-ak-shuhn ]
/ ˈsɪŋ gəlˈæk ʃən /

adjective

(of a firearm) requiring the cocking of the hammer before firing each shot: a single-action revolver.

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Origin of single-action

First recorded in 1850–55

Words nearby single-action

singing game, singing hinny, singing telegram, single, single-acting, single-action, single-barrel, single-blind, single bond, single-breasted, single-celled
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British Dictionary definitions for single-action

single-action

noun

(modifier) (of a firearm) requiring the hammer to be cocked by hand before firing
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