double action in English

adjective
1
(of a gun) able to be cocked and fired in one single action.
A double-action revolver can be fired in a matter of seconds by anyone strong enough to pull a trigger, including the bad guy or a five-year-old child.

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1. Double-action bleeding valve of steam turbine

2. In addition, many Berettas feature double-action trigger pulls.

3. Actuating cylinders types are single action and double action

4. That safe has a six-number wheel pack with a double-action fence.

5. Find single action and double action Airbrushes, plus airbrush kits and replacement parts at Blick

6. Airbrush technique will differ with the type of Airbrush being used (single-action or dual/double-action).

7. Linear actuators, The operation of a double-action Actuating cylinder is controlled by a four-way selector valve

8. The solar photovoltaic heat-accumulating double-action conversion plate (2) is used as the flitch of the automobile's rear window.

9. Amazon.com : Elkton Outdoors Cormorant 2 Person Tandem Inflatable Fishing Kayak, 10-Foot with EVA Padded Seats, Includes 2 Active Fishing Rod Holder Mounts, 2 Aluminum Paddles, Double Action Pump and More : Sports & Outdoors

10. Dubbed the Barkeep, the.22 LR/.22 WMR six-shooter offers the same Old West style as the original double-action, but at a price most shooters can afford with an MSRP of $180

11. A variant of both the accordion and the concertina is the Bandonion, a single- or double-action instrument with square shape and finger buttons, invented by Heinrich Band of Krefeld, Germany, in the mid-1840s

12. Other articles where Bandonion is discussed: accordion: …and the concertina is the Bandonion, a single- or double-action instrument with square shape and finger buttons, invented by Heinrich Band of Krefeld, Germany, in the mid-1840s