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straight-pull

straight-pull noun: a bolt action firearm in which the bolt is pulled straight back, without the need for turning.

Noun

straight-pull (plural straight-pulls)

  1. (attributive) A bolt action firearm in which the bolt is pulled straight back, without the need for turning.

Forms of straight-pull

pluralstraight-pulls

Questions about straight-pull

What does straight-pull mean?
Straight-pull means a bolt action firearm in which the bolt is pulled straight back, without the need for turning.
What part of speech is straight-pull?
Straight-pull is a noun.
What is the plural of straight-pull?
The plural of straight-pull is straight-pulls.

Words near straight-pull in the dictionary

  1. straight-out
  2. straight-pipe
  3. straight-piped
  4. straight-pipes
  5. straight-piping
  6. straight-pull
  7. straight-pulls
  8. straight-sets
  9. straight-shooter
  10. straight-shooters
  11. straight-shooting

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