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SEMIAUTOMATIC

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does semiautomatic mean? 

SEMIAUTOMATIC (noun)
  The noun SEMIAUTOMATIC has 1 sense:

1. a pistol that is a semiautomatic firearm capable of loading and firing continuouslyplay

  Familiarity information: SEMIAUTOMATIC used as a noun is very rare.


SEMIAUTOMATIC (adjective)
  The adjective SEMIAUTOMATIC has 2 senses:

1. partially automaticplay

2. (of firearms) capable of automatic loading and firing continuouslyplay

  Familiarity information: SEMIAUTOMATIC used as an adjective is rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


SEMIAUTOMATIC (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A pistol that is a semiautomatic firearm capable of loading and firing continuously

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

semiautomatic; semiautomatic pistol

Hypernyms ("semiautomatic" is a kind of...):

handgun; pistol; shooting iron; side arm (a firearm that is held and fired with one hand)

semiautomatic firearm (an autoloader that fires only one shot at each pull of the trigger)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "semiautomatic"):

Luger (a German semiautomatic pistol)


SEMIAUTOMATIC (adjective)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Partially automatic

Similar:

automatic (operating with minimal human intervention; independent of external control)


Sense 2

Meaning:

(of firearms) capable of automatic loading and firing continuously

Synonyms:

autoloading; self-loading; semiautomatic

Context example:

an autoloading rifle

Similar:

automatic (operating with minimal human intervention; independent of external control)


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