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semiautomatic::noun | Spocien Dictionary
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| Synonyms | semiautomatic pistol |
| Type of | handgun, semiautomatic firearm, shooting iron, side arm, pistol |
| Has types | luger |
semiautomatic::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
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| Synonyms | autoloading, self-loading |
semiautomatic::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
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Examples of semiautomatic
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He used a semiautomatic pistol with a high-capacity magazine holding 30 bullets.
From the sacbee.com
The semiautomatic is treasured by thugs, gun enthusiasts and police departments.
From the sfgate.com
As noted elsewhere in the article, it was a semiautomatic, not a submachine gun.
From the nytimes.com
An undisclosed number of rounds remained in his AK-47-style semiautomatic rifle.
From the omaha.com
They said 35 shots were fired by at least two gunmen with semiautomatic weapons.
From the washingtonpost.com
Gu had to turn over his semiautomatic rifle when he was resettled six years ago.
From the timesunion.com
They said the committee was weighing whether to keep semiautomatic rifles legal.
From the washingtonpost.com
Morrison carried a semiautomatic pistol and a revolver into the school with him.
From the denverpost.com
The man also had a .40-caliber semiautomatic handgun with no permit, police said.
From the freep.com
Those semiautomatic weapons account for a tiny percentage of guns used in crimes.
From the post-gazette.com
The gun appeared to be a black semiautomatic handgun, with a square black barrel.
From the dailyherald.com
A loaded Glock 9 mm semiautomatic pistol was found in the SUV's center console.
From the orlandosentinel.com
Actually, the semiautomatic is a 19th century technology, first produced in 1885.
From the ocregister.com
Such semiautomatic weapons also are not much use for hunting deer and the like.
From the cnn.com
Police said two men entered the apartment, one carrying a semiautomatic pistol.
From the sportingnews.com
Inside, a semiautomatic pistol was lying on the kitchen counter, the report said.
From the stltoday.com
Another had an AR15 rifle, and two carried .45-caliber semiautomatic handguns.
From the stltoday.com
Six years ago, Starbucks moved from manual to semiautomatic espresso machines.
From the time.com
- Semiautomatic pistol: a pistol that is a semiautomatic firearm capable of loading and firing continuously
- Partially automatic
- (Semiautomatics) A semi-automatic firearm, or self-loading firearm is a firearm which, after being fired, ejects the empty round that has been fired, loads a new cartridge, and (usually) re-cocks itself. ...
- Alternative spelling of semi-automatic; Alternative spelling of semi-automatic
- A firearm designed to fire a single cartridge, eject the empty case and reload the chamber each time the trigger is pulled.
- A type of action in which gas from the burning gunpowder in the shell automatically ejects the spent shell and loads another. Semi-automatics are known for minimal recoil.
- Semi-Automatic, aka Autostick, had a torque converter and an electrically-actuated, vacuum-operated dry clutch wired to an articulating gearshift lever. ...
- (adj.) Term used to describe firearms which use part of the energy produced when the gun is fired to work the mechanism and ready the gun for the next shot, so long as ammunition remains in the gun. ...
- Semi-automatic refers to a rifle or handgun that, once cocked, reloads itself when fired, without the intervention of the shooter. ...
