semiautomatic fire
1fire — I n. destructive burning 1) to set, start a fire; to set fire to (they set fire to the barn) 2) to catch fire (the house caught fire) 3) to contain; extinguish, put out; stamp out a fire; to bring a fire under control 4) a raging, roaring fire 5) …
2semiautomatic — adjective Date: 1853 not fully automatic: as a. operated partly automatically and partly by hand b. of a firearm able to fire repeatedly but requiring release and another pressure of the trigger for each successive shot • semiautomatic noun •… …
3semiautomatic — sem•i•au•to•mat•ic [[t]ˌsɛm iˌɔ təˈmæt ɪk, ˌsɛm aɪ [/t]] adj. 1) partly automatic 2) mil (of a firearm) automatically ejecting the spent cartridge case and loading the next cartridge but requiring a squeeze of the trigger to fire each shot 3) mil …
4semiautomatic — semiautomatically, adv. /sem ee aw teuh mat ik, sem uy /, adj. 1. partly automatic. 2. (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… …
5U.S. Fire Arms Manufacturing Company — Infobox Company company name = U.S. Fire Arms Manufacturing Co, Inc. company company type = Private foundation = 1993 location city = Hartford, Connecticut location country = flagcountry|United States of America industry = Firearms, Defense… …
6Rapid-fire — Rap id fire , Rapid firing Rap id fir ing, a. (a) (Gun.) Firing shots in rapid succession. (b) (Ordnance) Capable of being fired rapidly; applied to single barreled guns of greater caliber than small arms, mounted so as to be quickly trained and… …
7assault rifle — 1. a military rifle capable of both automatic and semiautomatic fire, utilizing an intermediate power cartridge. 2. a nonmilitary weapon modeled on the military assault rifle, usu. modified to allow only semiautomatic fire. [1970 75] * * *… …
8Comparison of the AK-47 and M16 — M16 (top) and AK 47 (bottom) assault rifles Firearm AK 47 M16A1 Manufacturer Izhmash ArmaLite, Colt …
9Riot gun — In the USA riot gun may also mean a riot shotgun. A US model M 32 6 shot 40 mm launcher, which can be used as a grenade launcher or riot gun depending on the ammunition used …
10assault rifle — assault′ ri fle n. 1) mil a military rifle capable of both automatic and semiautomatic fire, utilizing an intermediate power cartridge 2) mil a nonmilitary weapon modeled on the military assault rifle, usu. modified to allow only semiautomatic… …
