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单词 pump-action
释义

pump-action

[ puhmp-ak-shuhn ]
/ ˈpʌmpˌæk ʃən /

adjective

(of a shotgun or rifle) having an action that extracts the empty case, loads, and cocks the piece by means of a hand-operated lever that slides backward and forward; slide-action.

Origin of pump-action

An Americanism dating back to 1910–15

Words nearby pump-action

pumice, pumice country, pummel, pummelo, pump, pump-action, pump-and-dump, pump box, pumped storage, pumper, pumpernickel
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Example sentences from the Web for pump-action

  • His 12-gauge pump-action shotgun was purchased for $279 at Lock N Load, a gun store in an Oldsmar strip mall, authorities say.

    Here's How Easily a Mentally-Ill Teen Can Get a Gun|David Frum|January 27, 2013|DAILY BEAST
  • The pump-action is the usual nickel action, that was formerly general on our ships, and is still widely used on smacks.

    The South Pole, Volumes 1 and 2|Roald Amundsen

British Dictionary definitions for pump-action

pump-action

adjective

(of a shotgun or other repeating firearm) operated by a slide-action mechanism feeding ammunition from a magazine under the barrel into the breech
spraying or dispensing liquid by means of a pump rather than using a propellant
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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