semi-auto
One trigger, one
Semi-auto is short for semi-automatic, describing a firearm that fires one round per trigger pull and automatically loads the next round from the magazine.
This distinguishes it from fully automatic weapons, which continue firing while the trigger is held, and from manual-action firearms like bolt-action rifles.
He bought a semi-auto for home defense.
The term appears in gun enthusiast discussions, news coverage of shootings, and debates about firearm regulations.
Compact one-handed firearm
- handgunFirearm for single-hand use
- rifleLong-barreled shoulder weapon
- carbineShort-barreled lightweight firearm
- magazineBound periodical with articles
trigger · ammunition · caliber · barrel · chamber · reload · cartridge · sidearm
Collective mechanical equipment
- manufacturingIndustrial product creation
- assembly lineSequential workstation manufacturing
- conveyor beltEndless loop transporter
- productionMaking or generating something
robotics · factory · CNC · pneumatics · hydraulics · sensors · actuators · mechatronics
pistol
Compact one-handed firearm
- handgunFirearm for single-hand use
- rifleLong-barreled shoulder weapon
- carbineShort-barreled lightweight firearm
magazine · trigger · ammunition · caliber · barrel · chamber · reload · cartridge · sidearm · holster
machinery
Collective mechanical equipment
- manufacturingIndustrial product creation
- assembly lineSequential workstation manufacturing
- conveyor beltEndless loop transporter
production · robotics · factory · CNC · pneumatics · hydraulics · sensors · actuators · mechatronics · PLC
- Semi- wordssemicolon, semitruck, semiweekly, semiprecious, semisweet
- shootersshooter, sniper, rifle, pistol, shotgun
- Handgunspistol, revolver, sidearm, Glock, Colt 1911
- Paintballpaintball, paintballs, paintball gun, marker, hopper
- Rifleshunting rifle, M16, lever action, AK-47, M4
- Shotgunspump action, double barrel, over-under, side-by-side, single shot
semi-autofull-auto
Continuous firing mode
automatic · manual · bolt-action · pump-action · lever-action