automatic gun

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Definition

Noun: A firearm that reloads itself and continues to fire bullets repeatedly as long as the trigger is held down and ammunition is available.

Usage

The term "automatic gun" describes a specific type of firearm mechanism. It is used to distinguish weapons with this self-loading, continuous-fire capability from those that are semi-automatic (firing one shot per trigger pull) or manual (requiring a separate action to load each round).

Examples
  • The soldier was equipped with an automatic gun for suppressive fire.
  • Regulations on civilian ownership of an automatic gun are very strict in many countries.
  • The museum had a historical display featuring an early model automatic gun.
Advanced Usage
  • Technical/Historical Context: In formal military and historical contexts, more specific terms like "machine gun," "assault rifle," or "submachine gun" are often used instead of the general "automatic gun," depending on the weapon's design, caliber, and intended use.
  • Legal Context: In legal and regulatory language, "automatic firearm" is the more precise term. "Automatic gun" may appear in journalistic or general discourse.
Variants and Related Words
  • Automatic firearm: The more formal and precise synonym, often used in legal and technical documents.
  • Machine gun: A type of automatic gun designed to provide sustained automatic fire, typically from a mounted or bipod-supported position.
  • Full-auto: Informal slang for any firearm capable of automatic fire.
Synonyms
  • Machine pistol
  • Automatic rifle
  • Automatic weapon (a broader term that can include automatic cannons)
Antonyms
  • Bolt-action rifle (a manually operated firearm)
  • Semi-automatic gun (a self-loading firearm that fires only one shot per trigger pull)
  • Single-shot firearm
Related Phrases
  • Automatic fire: The continuous discharge of ammunition from an automatic gun.
  • Selective-fire: A capability of some automatic guns to switch between automatic fire and semi-automatic fire modes.
Noun
  1. a firearm that reloads itself and keeps firing until the trigger is released

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