súng tự động
Definition
- Noun:
- Automatic weapon: A firearm that continuously fires rounds as long as the trigger is held down and ammunition is supplied, utilizing the energy from a fired round to load the next one.
- Automatic rifle: Often refers specifically to a shoulder-fired, automatic firearm used by infantry.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Binh sĩ được trang bị súng tự động. (The soldier is equipped with an automatic weapon.)
- Súng tự động có tốc độ bắn rất cao. (Automatic weapons have a very high rate of fire.)
- Việc sở hữu súng tự động bị quản lý chặt chẽ. (The ownership of automatic rifles is strictly regulated.)
Advanced Usage
- The term is a technical classification in firearms. In military and legal contexts, it is distinct from semi-automatic firearms (which fire one round per trigger pull) and machine guns (a type of automatic weapon often crew-served or mounted).
Variants and Related Words
Súng bán tự động (n): Semi-automatic weapon. A firearm that fires one round per trigger pull and automatically reloads the next round.
- Súng bán tự động chỉ bắn một viên mỗi lần bóp cò. (A semi-automatic weapon fires only one round per trigger pull.)
Súng máy (n): Machine gun. An automatic firearm designed for sustained direct fire, typically using belt-fed ammunition.
- Súng máy thường được gắn trên giá ba chân. (A machine gun is often mounted on a tripod.)
Synonyms
- Automatic firearm: A general synonym for any weapon capable of automatic fire.
- Machine rifle: An older or less common term for an automatic rifle.
Related Terms
Đạn (n): Ammunition, cartridge. The projectiles fired from a weapon.
- Súng tự động tiêu hao đạn rất nhanh. (Automatic weapons expend ammunition very quickly.)
Băng đạn (n): Magazine. A container that holds ammunition and feeds it into the firearm's chamber.
- Anh ta thay một băng đạn mới. (He replaced it with a new magazine.)