semiautomatic

[ sem-ee-aw-tuh-mat-ik, sem-ahy- ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

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.

semiautomatic

/ ˌsɛmɪˌɔːtəˈmætɪk /

partly automatic
See automatic
(of a firearm) self-loading but firing only one shot at each pull of the trigger Compare automatic

First recorded in 1890–95; semi- + automatic

On that December day in 2012, he used a Model XM15-E2s .233-caliber semiautomatic rifle with a 30-round magazine.

She also made clear in the petition that her husband owned a 9-millimeter semiautomatic handgun.

And I keep wondering what would have happened if his unquiet mother had hoarded books instead of semiautomatic weapons.

Recently Senator Dianne Feinstein proposed a ban of semiautomatic and assault weapons along with high-capacity magazines.

On that day, he bought an AR-15 semiautomatic rifle to add to his collection of weapons.

No, sir; it was not the semiautomatic, it was a bolt action rifle, with a clip on it.

A semiautomatic rifle with carefully timed shots searched the area where he had been.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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