Semiautomatic
adj, noun
adj, noun ·6 syllables ·Uncommon ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Alternative spelling of semi-automatic. alt-of, alternative
"Experts say that there is no clear link between semiautomatics and the number of shootings by the police, and that officers are likely to get higher-powered weapons rather than go back to traditional handguns."
- 2 a pistol that is a semiautomatic firearm capable of loading and firing continuously wordnet
Adjective
- 1 Alternative spelling of semi-automatic. alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
"The measure would make California the first state to require that all new semiautomatic weapons be equipped with technology known as microstamping, which imprints microscopic markings as a gun fires."
Adjective
- 1 (of firearms) capable of automatic loading and firing continuously wordnet
- 2 partially automatic wordnet
Example
More examples"The measure would make California the first state to require that all new semiautomatic weapons be equipped with technology known as microstamping, which imprints microscopic markings as a gun fires."
Etymology
From semi- + automatic.