automatic rifle
Noun: 1. A portable firearm capable of rapid, continuous fire: An automatic rifle is a lightweight, shoulder-fired weapon that automatically chambers and fires cartridges in succession as long as the trigger is held down and ammunition is available. It is designed for individual use but provides sustained automatic firepower.
The term "automatic rifle" is used to describe a specific class of infantry weapon. It is a technical term common in military, historical, and firearms contexts. - The soldier was equipped with an automatic rifle for the assault. - The museum's collection featured a World War II-era automatic rifle. - Regulations strictly control the private ownership of automatic rifles.
- "selective-fire automatic rifle": A rifle that can be switched between semi-automatic (one shot per trigger pull) and fully automatic firing modes.
- The modern infantry squad's fireteam is built around the selective-fire automatic rifle.
- Assault rifle (n): A more modern and specific type of selective-fire automatic rifle, typically using an intermediate-power cartridge and a detachable magazine.
- Machine gun (n): A broader category of fully automatic firearms, often heavier and designed for sustained fire from a fixed position or mounted on a vehicle. An automatic rifle is considered a type of light machine gun.
- Semi-automatic rifle (n): A rifle that fires one round per trigger pull and automatically chambers the next round but does not fire continuously.
- Light machine gun: A direct synonym often used in military terminology, emphasizing its role in providing automatic fire support.
- Automatic weapon: A more general term that can include automatic rifles, submachine guns, and machine guns.
- "Fully automatic": Describes the firing mode of the rifle where it continues to fire as long as the trigger is depressed.
- The weapon can be set to fire in fully automatic mode.
- "Automatic fire": The act of firing a weapon in its automatic mode.
- The position was suppressed by accurate automatic fire.
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