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semiautomatic
[sem-ee-aw-tuh-mat-ik, sem-ahy-]
adjective
partly automatic.
(of a firearm) automatically ejecting the cartridge case of a fired shot and loading the next cartridge from the magazine but requiring a squeeze of the trigger to fire each individual shot.
noun
a self-loading rifle or other firearm.
semiautomatic
/ ˌɛɪˌɔːəˈæɪ /
adjective
partly automatic
(of a firearm) self-loading but firing only one shot at each pull of the trigger Compare automatic
noun
a semiautomatic firearm
Other Word Forms
- semiautomatically adverb
- ˌˌܳٴˈپ adverb
Word History and Origins
Origin of semiautomatic1
Example Sentences
In opinion polls, most Americans are opposed to a ban on handgun possession but they support a ban on semiautomatic assault rifles.
Green and someone in his party allegedly got in an argument as they hauled items from his home, and a “semiautomatic pistol was pulled and fired,” TMZ said.
Lanez was convicted of three charges: assault with a semiautomatic firearm, having a loaded, unregistered firearm in a vehicle and discharging a firearm with gross negligence.
Last year, the court’s conservative majority blocked a regulation supported by both the Trump and Biden administrations that had outlawed “bump stocks,” which allowed semiautomatic weapons to fire rapidly like a machine gun.
County prosecutors have charged Lu with one count of murder, two counts of assault with a semiautomatic handgun, and one count of burglary with a person present to commit a felony against Lu.
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