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-actionAn Americanism dating back to 1910–15 Words nearby pump-actionpumice, pumice country, pummel, pummelo, pump, pump-action, pump-and-dump, pump box, pumped storage, pumper, pumpernickel Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for pump-action
British Dictionary definitions for pump-actionpump-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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