Usually means: Manual operation of rifle mechanism.
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General (9 matching dictionaries)
  1. bolt-action: Merriam-Webster
  2. bolt-action: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. bolt-action: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. bolt-action: Wordnik
  5. bolt-action, bolt action: Wiktionary
  6. bolt-action: Infoplease Dictionary
  7. bolt-action, bolt action: Dictionary.com
  8. Bolt Action (wargame), Bolt-action, Bolt action: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  9. bolt-action: TheFreeDictionary.com

Computing (1 matching dictionary)
  1. bolt-action, bolt action: Encyclopedia

Slang (1 matching dictionary)
  1. bolt action: Urban Dictionary

Definitions from Wiktionary (bolt action)

noun:  A type of firearm action in which the weapon's bolt is operated manually by the opening and closing of the breech with a small handle, most commonly placed on the right-hand side of the weapon.

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