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bolt action

bolt action noun: a type of firearm action in which the weapon's bolt is operated manually by the opening and closing of the breech with a small handle, most commonly placed on the right-hand side of the weapon.

Noun

bolt action (plural bolt actions)

  1. A type of firearm action in which the weapon's bolt is operated manually by the opening and closing of the breech with a small handle, most commonly placed on the right-hand side of the weapon.

Forms of bolt action

pluralbolt actions
alternative formbolt-action

Origin of bolt action

bolt + action

Questions about bolt action

What does bolt action mean?
Bolt action means a type of firearm action in which the weapon's bolt is operated manually by the opening and closing of the breech with a small handle, most commonly placed on the right-hand side of the weapon.
What part of speech is bolt action?
Bolt action is a noun.
What is the plural of bolt action?
The plural of bolt action is bolt actions.

Words near bolt action in the dictionary

  1. bolsterment
  2. bolsters
  3. bolsters up
  4. Bolstone
  5. bolt
  6. bolt action
  7. bolt actions
  8. bolt bucket
  9. bolt buckets
  10. bolt circle
  11. bolt circles

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