1. Partially automatic 
2. (of firearms) capable of automatic loading and firing continuously
   - autoloading, self-loading

1. A pistol that is a semiautomatic firearm capable of loading and firing continuously
   - semiautomatic pistol

Derived forms: semiautomatics

See also: automatic

Type of: handgun, pistol, semiautomatic firearm, shooting iron, side arm

Encyclopedia: Semiautomatic

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