semiautomatic 
| Jump To: |
 Usage Examples ·
 Link/Cite |
semiautomatic definition
semi·au·to·matic (-ôt′ə mat′ik)
adjective
- partly automatic and partly hand-controlled: said of machinery
- Firearms using the force of the explosion of a shell to eject and reload cartridges, as in an automatic, but requiring a trigger pull for each round fired
noun
a semiautomatic firearm
Related Forms:
- semiautomatically sem′i·au′·to·mat′i·cally adverb
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
semiautomatic Usage Examples
Adjective modifier
- other: Compare it to any other semiautomatic on the market and you'll agree.
Modifies a noun
- pistol: For people that love to shoot, Gamo has made the hottest new semiautomatic C02 pistol in the world.
The word usage examples above have been gathered from various sources to reflect current and historical usage. They do not represent the opinions of YourDictionary.com.
Link to this page:
Cite this page:
MLA Style
"semiautomatic." Webster's New World College Dictionary. 2009
- Your Dictionary. 5 July 2009
- <www.yourdictionary.com/semiautomatic>
APA Style
semiautomatic. (2009). In Webster's New World College Dictionary
- Retrieved July 5th, 2009, from www.yourdictionary.com/semiautomatic
Browse dictionary definitions near semiautomatic
Print this Page
Suggestion Box
Send to Friend
Follow YD on Twitter
Comments:
Please Login or Register to post a comment