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automatic rifle

DEFINITIONS OF: automatic rifle

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n light machine gun

Synonyms:
automatic, machine rifle
Types:
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
Type of:
automatic firearm, automatic gun, automatic weapon
a firearm that reloads itself and keeps firing until the trigger is released
machine gun
a rapidly firing automatic gun (often mounted)
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