Definitions for pump-action

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pump-action pump-ac·tion

Spelling: [puhmp-ak-shuh n]

IPA: /ˈpʌmpˌæk ʃən/

Pump-Action is a 11 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 10 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 14 points.

You can make 542 anagrams from letters in pump-action (-acimnopptu).

Definitions for pump-action

adjective

1. (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

Examples 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.