rapid-fire

rapid fire

noun Military.
a rate of firing small arms that is intermediate between slow fire and quick fire.
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rap·id-fire

[rap-id-fahyuhr]
adjective
1.
characterized by, delivered, or occurring in rapid succession: rapid-fire questions; rapid-fire events.
2.
Military. discharging in rapid fire: rapid-fire rifles.
3.
discharging, operating, etc., at a rate more rapid than normal: a rapid-fire staple gun.

Origin:
1885–90
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