Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In musical instruments of the trumpet class, a method of construction in which a slide is used to determine the pitch of the tones produced, as in the trombone.
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Examples
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It was 42 years and several million units ago that Mossberg made its first Model 500, the six-shot slide-action replacement for the supremely odd Model 200 (a pump gun with a box magazine).
Cheap Shots 2008
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It was 42 years and several million units ago that Mossberg made its first Model 500, the six-shot slide-action replacement for the supremely odd Model 200 (a pump gun with a box magazine).
Cheap Shots 2008
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It's a small gun, and it felt good in my hand, but the slide-action made it jerk a lot.
Archive 2006-11-01 Holly 2006
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It's a small gun, and it felt good in my hand, but the slide-action made it jerk a lot.
Holly Oakley Holly 2006
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A slammed car door or a slide-action smacking shut can put pheasants to flight before the hunt even begins.
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This unique slide-action 12-gauge has a one-piece polymer stock, double action bars, and can be fitted with a shooter-installed recoil reduction device.
Benelli Nova 1999
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It was a slide-action system, like a giant accordion that opened an access channel to the section you wanted, while compressing all the others to make space.
Boiling a Frog Brookmyre, Christopher, 1968- 2000
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It was a slide-action system, like a giant accordion that opened an access channel to the section you wanted, while compressing all the others to make space.
Boiling a Frog Brookmyre, Christopher, 1968- 2000
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It was a slide-action system, like a giant accordion that opened an access channel to the section you wanted, while compressing all the others to make space.
Boiling a Frog Brookmyre, Christopher, 1968- 2000
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It was a slide-action system, like a giant accordion that opened an access channel to the section you wanted, while compressing all the others to make space.
Boiling a frog Brookmyre, Christopher, 1968- 2000
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