automatic rifle

/ˌˈɔdəˌmædɪk ˌraɪfəl/

Other forms: automatic rifles

Definitions of automatic rifle

1. noun

   light machine gun
   synonyms: automatic, machine rifle

   types:

   assault gun, assault rifle

   any of the automatic rifles or semiautomatic rifles with large magazines designed for military use

   BAR, Browning automatic rifle

   a portable .30 caliber automatic rifle operated by gas pressure and fed by cartridges from a magazine; used by United States troops in World War I and in World War II and in the Korean War

   type of:

   automatic firearm, automatic gun, automatic weapon

   a firearm that reloads itself and keeps firing until the trigger is released

   machine gun

   a rapidly firing automatic gun (often mounted)