"double action" meaning in All languages combined

See double action on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

Forms: double-action [alternative]
Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} double action (not comparable)
  1. (firearms, primarily of revolvers) Requiring only a trigger pull to both cock and fire. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-double_action-en-adj-6YG5xyj~ Categories (other): Firearms, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 52 48 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 51 49 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 50 Topics: engineering, firearms, government, military, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, politics, tools, war, weaponry

Noun [English]

Forms: double actions [plural], double-action [alternative]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} double action (plural double actions)
  1. (firearms) A trigger mechanism requiring a single pull to both cock and fire.
    Sense id: en-double_action-en-noun-I7sjoRd3 Categories (other): Firearms, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 52 48 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 51 49 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 50 Topics: engineering, firearms, government, military, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, politics, tools, war, weaponry

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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