Meaning Of The Word Pump-action

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Pump-action Meaning

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What's The Definition Of Pump-action?

pump-action in American English
adjective: 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

pump-action in British English
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

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