automatic weapon

Other forms: automatic weapons

Definitions of automatic weapon

1. noun

   a firearm that reloads itself and keeps firing until the trigger is released
   synonyms: automatic firearm, automatic gun

   types:

   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

   automatic, automatic rifle, machine rifle

   light machine gun

   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