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selective fire

selective fire noun: the ability to choose whether a weapon fires automatically or semi-automatically.

Noun

selective fire (uncountable)

  1. The ability to choose whether a weapon fires automatically or semi-automatically.

Questions about selective fire

What does selective fire mean?
Selective fire means the ability to choose whether a weapon fires automatically or semi-automatically.
What part of speech is selective fire?
Selective fire is a noun.

Words near selective fire in the dictionary

  1. selective compression
  2. selective distortion
  3. selective distortions
  4. selective eating disorder
  5. selective eating disorders
  6. selective fire
  7. selective memory
  8. selective mutism
  9. selective norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor
  10. selective school
  11. selective schools

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