A repeating firearm; a weapon capable of firing several shots in succession without reloading.
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释义 | society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > device for discharging missiles > firearm > [noun] > type of firearm > repeating or automatic (8) repeater1838 A repeating firearm; a weapon capable of firing several shots in succession without reloading. self-loader1852 A rifle, handgun, or other firearm that loads itself automatically, typically from a magazine; a semi-automatic firearm. automatic1896 Originally U.S. An automatic firearm. autoloader1906 A firearm which loads itself automatically, a semi-automatic weapon. Cf. autoloading, adj. autoloading1906 Chiefly North American. A firearm which loads itself automatically; = autoloader, n. Now rare. auto1916 Firearms. An automatic weapon. Cf. full-auto adj. n. at full, adj. n.2adv. compounds 2c semi-auto n. adj.(b) at semi-, prefix additions. burp gun1945 (see quot. 1946). Army slang. semi-automatic1964 A semi-automatic firearm. |
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