pump-action
[ puhmp-ak-shuh n ]
/ 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
pump iron,
pump lung,
pump priming,
pump room,
pump up,
pump-action,
pump-and-dump,
pump-oxygenator,
pumped storage,
pumper,
pumpernickel
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.
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