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automatic firearm

DEFINITIONS OF: automatic firearm

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n a firearm that reloads itself and keeps firing until the trigger is released

Synonyms:
automatic gun, automatic weapon
Types:
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automatic, automatic pistol
a pistol that will keep firing until the ammunition is gone or the trigger is released
automatic, automatic rifle, machine rifle
light machine gun
machine gun
a rapidly firing automatic gun (often mounted)
assault gun, assault rifle
any of the automatic rifles or semiautomatic rifles with large magazines designed for military use
BAR, Browning automatic rifle
a portable .30 caliber automatic rifle operated by gas pressure and fed by cartridges from a magazine; used by United States troops in World War I and in World War II and in the Korean War
Browning machine gun, Peacemaker
a belt-fed machine gun capable of firing more than 500 rounds per minute; used by United States troops in World War II and the Korean War
Gatling gun
an early form of machine gun having several barrels that fire in sequence as they are rotated
Maxim gun
an obsolete water-cooled machine gun having a single barrel
Spandau
a German machine gun
submachine gun
machine gun that is a portable automatic firearm
Type of:
autoloader, self-loader
a firearm that reloads itself
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