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bolt-ac·tion

(bōlt′ăk′shən)
adj.
Loaded by a manually operated bolt. Used of a firearm.
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bolt′-ac`tion



adj.
(of a rifle) equipped with a manually operated sliding bolt.
[1870–75]
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