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rapid fire

 
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–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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rap·id-fire   (rāp'ĭd-fīr')
adj.  

  1. Designed to fire shots in rapid succession: a rapid-fire machine gun.

  2. Marked by continuous rapid occurrence: rapid-fire questions.

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