Definition of Pump Action in English :

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Pump Action meaning in English

Meaning of Pump Action in English

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Pump Action

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Noun

1. pump action, slide action

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

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Pump Action

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adjective
1. 
(of a shotgun or other repeating firearm) operated by a slide-action mechanism feeding ammunition from a magazine under the barrel into the breech
2. 
spraying or dispensing liquid by means of a pump rather than using a propellant

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