automatic rifle

English

Noun

automatic rifle (plural automatic rifles)

  2. (countable, weaponry) A rifle that loads itself either from a belt or magazine; a machine gun. (Compare fully automatic rifles vs. semi-automatic rifles.) [19th c.]
    Synonym: (dated) autorifle

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