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carriage

English translation: the part of the gun that slides back and is used to put (insert) a round into the firing chamber

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English term or phrase:carriage
Selected answer:the part of the gun that slides back and is used to put (insert) a round into the firing chamber
Entered by: Will Matter

04:28 Feb 26, 2008
English language (monolingual) [PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature
English term or phrase: carriage
He slipped his Wlather from it's holster and slid back the carriage to put a round in firing chamber.
Magicmarker
Local time: 20:33
the part of the gun that slides back and is used to put a round in the firing chamber
Explanation:
Simple as that. HTH.
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Will Matter
United States
Local time: 06:33
Grading comment
thank you very much

4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



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5 +8the part of the gun that slides back and is used to put a round in the firing chamber
Will Matter


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10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +8
the part of the gun that slides back and is used to put a round in the firing chamber


Explanation:
Simple as that. HTH.

Will Matter
United States
Local time: 06:33
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 64
Grading comment
thank you very much

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  orientalhorizon
58 mins
  -> Xie xie.
agree  Gary D: Also sometimes refered to as the "bolt slide" the bolt, you see them all the time in movies slide a part of the gun back on top of the gun, this is either loading a bullet into the carriage, or removing it from the carriage.
1 hr
  -> Right. In the case of a bolt action rifle, for example. Welcome to ProZ.
agree  Jack Doughty
2 hrs
  -> Thank you, sir.
agree  Phong Le
5 hrs
  -> Thank you.
agree  Vicky Nash
6 hrs
  -> Thank you.
agree  V_Nedkov
7 hrs
  -> Thank you.
agree  Patricia Townshend (X): But I disagree with what I think willmatter is saying. It should be "its"with no apostrophe at all.
1 day 8 hrs
agree  Alexandra Tussing
11 days
  -> Thank you.
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