SEMI-AUTOMATIC


Meaning of SEMI-AUTOMATIC in English

ˌsemi-autoˈmatic BrE AmE ( also sem‧i‧au‧to‧mat‧ic American English ) /ˌsemiɔːtəˈmætɪk◂ $ -ɒːtə-/ adjective

a semi-automatic weapon moves each bullet into position ready for you to fire, so that you can fire the next shot very quickly

—semi-automatic noun [countable]

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.