"double action" meaning in English

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Adjective

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 Categories (topical): Firearms
    Sense id: en-double_action-en-adj-6YG5xyj~ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 52 48 Topics: engineering, firearms, government, military, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, politics, tools, war, weaponry
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: double-action

Noun

Forms: double actions [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} double action (plural double actions)
  1. (firearms) A trigger mechanism requiring a single pull to both cock and fire. Categories (topical): Firearms
    Sense id: en-double_action-en-noun-I7sjoRd3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 52 48 Topics: engineering, firearms, government, military, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, politics, tools, war, weaponry
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: double-action

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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