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semiautomatic
[ sem-ee-aw-tuh-mat-ik, sem-ahy- ]
adjective
- partly automatic.
- (of a firearm) automatically ejecting the cartridge case of a fired shot and loading the next cartridge from the magazine but requiring a squeeze of the trigger to fire each individual shot.
noun
- a self-loading rifle or other firearm.
semiautomatic
/ ˌɛɪˌɔːəˈæɪ /
adjective
- partly automatic
- (of a firearm) self-loading but firing only one shot at each pull of the trigger Compare automatic
noun
- a semiautomatic firearm
Derived Forms
- ˌˌܳٴˈپ, adverb
Other 51Թ Forms
- i·t·i·· adverb
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of semiautomatic1
Example Sentences
Last year, the court’s conservative majority blocked a regulation supported by both the Trump and Biden administrations that had outlawed “bump stocks,” which allowed semiautomatic weapons to fire rapidly like a machine gun.
County prosecutors have charged Lu with one count of murder, two counts of assault with a semiautomatic handgun, and one count of burglary with a person present to commit a felony against Lu.
Rocky faces nearly 20 years in prison if convicted of two counts of assault with a semiautomatic firearm.
Authorities detained him and found a large amount of money and a Ruger semiautomatic handgun inside the vehicle.
Williams attended paramilitary trainings, where the group practiced ambushes with improvised explosives and semiautomatic guns.
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