SEMIAUTOMATIC FIREARM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does semiautomatic firearm mean? 

• SEMIAUTOMATIC FIREARM (noun)
  The noun SEMIAUTOMATIC FIREARM has 1 sense:

1. an autoloader that fires only one shot at each pull of the trigger

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• SEMIAUTOMATIC FIREARM (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An autoloader that fires only one shot at each pull of the trigger

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

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

autoloader; self-loader (a firearm that reloads itself)

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

Garand; Garand rifle; M-1; M-1 rifle (a semiautomatic rifle)

semiautomatic; semiautomatic pistol (a pistol that is a semiautomatic firearm capable of loading and firing continuously)