Synonymous with battle. Also a term in mechanics for the effort which one body exerts against another, or the effects resulting therefrom.
♦ Action and reaction, the mutual, successive, contrary impulses of two bodies.
·noun Movement; as, the horse has a spirited action. II. Action ·noun A right of action; as, the la...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
·add. ·- The breech mechanism in breech-loading small arms and certain special guns, as automatic an...
·add. ·- ·see <<Syndicalism>>, below. ...
·noun Action by, or originating in, one's self or itself. ...
See atmospheric steam-engine. ...
The Sailor's Word-Book
See atmospheric steam-engine ...