single-action

adjective

sin·​gle-ac·​tion ˈsiŋ-gəl-ˈak-shən 

of a revolver

: that can be cocked only by manually retracting the hammer

Examples of single-action in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The gun, a reproduction 1873 single-action army revolver, fired a live round inadvertently loaded by Hannah Gutierrez, the production's weapons handler. — Reuters, USA Today, 31 July 2025

Some 22,000 Japanese soldiers died in the ensuing 36-day battle, and roughly 24,000 American soldiers were killed or injured—the highest number of single-action casualties in Marine Corps history. — Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Dec. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1900, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for single-action

• benefaction
• counteraction
• interaction
• liquefaction
• putrefaction
• rarefaction
• satisfaction
• stupefaction
• tumefaction
• abstraction
• attraction
• compaction