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Definition of Pump action
1. Noun. Action mechanism in a modern rifle or shotgun; a back and forward motion of a sliding lever ejects the empty shell case and cocks the firearm and loads a new round.
Exact synonyms: Slide Action
Generic synonyms: Action, Action Mechanism
Group relationships: Rifle, Scattergun, Shotgun
Generic synonyms: Action, Action Mechanism
Group relationships: Rifle, Scattergun, Shotgun
Definition of Pump action
1. Noun. a type of firearm action that uses a sliding handgrip to cycle the mechanism. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Pump Action
Literary usage of Pump action
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Studies from the Biological Laboratory by Johns Hopkins University Biological Laboratory (1890)
"EXPERIMENTS IN REGARD TO THE SUPPOSED "SUCTION PUMP" ACTION OF THE MAMMALIAN HEART.
By H. NEWELL MARTIN, D. So., MD, MA, FRS, Professor in the Johns Hopkins ..."
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