semiautomatic pistol

Definitions of semiautomatic pistol
  1. noun
    a pistol that is a semiautomatic firearm capable of loading and firing continuously
    synonyms: semiautomatic
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    types:
    Luger
    a German semiautomatic pistol
    type of:
    handgun, pistol, shooting iron, side arm
    a firearm that is held and fired with one hand
    semiautomatic firearm
    an autoloader that fires only one shot at each pull of the trigger
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