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semi-auto

semi-auto is the clipping of semi-automatic.

Meaning of semi-automatic

Adjective

semi-automatic (not comparable)

  1. Partially automatic.
  2. Of a firearm that automatically ejects a shell and loads the next one, but requires the trigger to be squeezed for each shot; autoloading.
    • The pro-gun majority in the House of Representatives moved Wednesday to compel the nation's capital to broaden the rights of its residents to buy and own firearms, including semi-automatic weapons.2008 September 17, “Bill in House forces capital to relax gun restrictions”, in The New York Times

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Forms of semi-auto

pluralsemi-autos

Questions about semi-auto

What is semi-auto the clipping of?
Semi-auto is the clipping of semi-automatic.

Words near semi-auto in the dictionary

  1. Semi-Arian
  2. Semi-Arianism
  3. Semi-Arians
  4. semi-arid
  5. semi-attached
  6. semi-auto
  7. semi-autobiographical
  8. semi-automated
  9. semi-automatic
  10. semi-automatic transmission
  11. semi-automatic transmissions

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