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SEMIAUTOMATIC
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A pistol that is a semiautomatic firearm capable of loading and firing continuously
Synonyms:
semiautomatic; semiautomatic pistol
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("semiautomatic" is a kind of...):
handgun; pistol; shooting iron; side arm (a firearm that is held and fired with one hand)
semiautomatic firearm (an autoloader that fires only one shot at each pull of the trigger)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "semiautomatic"):
Luger (a German semiautomatic pistol)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(of firearms) capable of automatic loading and firing continuously
Example:
an autoloading rifle
Synonyms:
autoloading; self-loading; semiautomatic
Classified under:
Similar:
automatic (operating with minimal human intervention; independent of external control)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Partially automatic
Classified under:
Similar:
automatic (operating with minimal human intervention; independent of external control)
