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REPEATING FIREARM
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Dictionary entry overview: What does repeating firearm mean?
• REPEATING FIREARM (noun)
The noun REPEATING FIREARM has 1 sense:
1. a firearm that can fire several rounds without reloading
Familiarity information: REPEATING FIREARM used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A firearm that can fire several rounds without reloading
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
repeater; repeating firearm
Hypernyms ("repeating firearm" is a kind of...):
firearm; piece; small-arm (a portable gun)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "repeating firearm"):
Mauser (trademark for a repeating rifle or pistol)
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