Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

single action

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.02 in modern English

Syllables: sin-gle ac-tion
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Requiring a separate cocking movement to cock the hammer before a trigger pull can then fire the cartridge.

noun

A trigger mechanism with such behavior.

Example Sentences

"Some prefer a single action because cocked-and-locked is their normal carry mode."

Inflected Forms

single actions (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

single-action double action double-action

Questions

What does single action mean?: Requiring a separate cocking movement to cock the hammer before a trigger pull can then fire the cartridge.

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