semiautomatic

English Thesaurus

1. a pistol that is a semiautomatic firearm capable of loading and firing continuously (noun.artifact)

hypernym	:	handgun, pistol, shooting iron, side arm,
definition	:	a firearm that is held and fired with one hand (noun.artifact)

hypernym	:	semiautomatic firearm,
definition	:	an autoloader that fires only one shot at each pull of the trigger (noun.artifact)

hyponym	:	luger,
definition	:	a German semiautomatic pistol (noun.artifact)

2. (of firearms) capable of automatic loading and firing continuously (adj.all)

similar	:	automatic, automatic,
definition	:	operating with minimal human intervention; independent of external control (adj.all)