| 释义 |
slide action, n. and a.
Brit. |ˈslʌɪd ˌakʃn|, U.S. |ˈslaɪd ˈækʃ(ə)n|
[‹ slide n. + action n.]
A. n.
1. A sliding motion or action; a mechanism (esp. on a firearm) which delivers such a motion or action.
1848Sci. Amer. 24 June 316/2 Small friction wheels..beautifully lessen friction by the slide action. 1908Forest & Stream 3 Oct. 559 (advt.) The Pump [sc. a firearm] has the slide action. 1932Music Supervisors' Jrnl. 19 3 (advt.) The finest slide action ever built into a trombone. 1987Advertiser (Adelaide) (Nexis) 24 Jan. Heavy gauge wire with epoxy coating for easy slide action. 2002J. B. Jacobs Can Gun Control Work? ii. 20 Firearms that are not semiautomatic include those that operate by bolt action,..slide action, and lever action.
2. orig. and chiefly U.S. A slide-action firearm (see sense B.); = pump-action n. 2.
1921Appleton (Wisconsin) Post-Crescent (Electronic text) 24 Oct. (advt.) 32 Cal. Remington Slide Action, (like new). 1955Lima (Ohio) News 30 Oct. 7 b (advt.) Deer Rifles for sale or trade—One.35 Remington slide action. 2004Backwoods Home Mag. July 72/1 The pump gun or slide action is descriptively named. The fore-end slides back and forth in a pumping action to cycle the gun.
B. adj. orig. and chiefly U.S. Designating a repeating firearm in which a new round is brought from the magazine into the breech by a slide action; = pump-action adj. 1. Cf. slide n. Additions
1911Forest & Stream 28 Jan. 122/2 The outlines and balance to my shoulder..are more than I ever expected to get in any slide action gun. 1989Shooting Industry (Nexis) Feb. 24, I recall owning a Marlin slide action 12-gauge shotgun. 2004Outdoor Life (Electronic ed.) Dec. 128 If you're hunting in heavy cover for brush wolves, consider a slide-action or semi-automatic 12-gauge. |