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double action

double action adjective: requiring only a trigger pull to both cock and fire.

Adjective

double action (not comparable)

  1. Requiring only a trigger pull to both cock and fire.

Noun

double action (plural double actions)

  1. A trigger mechanism requiring a single pull to both cock and fire.
    • Some prefer a double action because it seems more foolproof in the heat of the moment when someone might not be thinking calmly.

Forms of double action

pluraldouble actions

Questions about double action

What does double action mean?
Double action means requiring only a trigger pull to both cock and fire.
What part of speech is double action?
Double action can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near double action in the dictionary

  1. double A-side
  2. double A-sides
  3. double acrostic
  4. double acrostics
  5. double act
  6. double action
  7. double actions
  8. double acts
  9. double acute accent
  10. double acute accents
  11. double adapter

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