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semi-automatic

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Adjective

  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.

Noun

  1. A semi-automatic firearm, especially such a pistol.
  2. A semi-automatic transmission.

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