double action

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Adjective

double action (not comparable)

  1. (firearms, primarily of revolvers) Requiring only a trigger pull to both cock and fire.

Noun

double action (plural double actions)

  1. (firearms) A trigger mechanism requiring a single pull to both cock and fire.

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