Explore Semiautomatic through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like automatic or autoloading. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Semiautomatic meaning
Alternative spelling of semi-automatic.
Synonyms of Semiautomatic
Using Semiautomatic
- The main meaning on this page is: Alternative spelling of semi-automatic.
- Useful related words include: automatic, autoloading, self-loading, semiautomatic pistol.
- In the example corpus, semiautomatic often appears in combinations such as: semiautomatic rifle, with semiautomatic, semiautomatic rifles.
Context around Semiautomatic
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.6 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 10 middle, 7 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Semiautomatic
- In this selection, "semiautomatic" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, style, glock, allow, rifle, rifles and pistol stand out and add context to how "semiautomatic" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 15 style semiautomatic rifle and military style semiautomatic weapons. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "semiautomatic" sits close to words such as abating, abbasi and abductors, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with semiautomatic
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The devices allow semiautomatic guns to fire more rapidly. (9 words)
The shootings led to a 1992 amendment to the regulations on military-style semiautomatic weapons. (15 words)
The gunman used a bump stock that made his semiautomatic rifle fire even more rapidly. (15 words)
Last week though, a rare momentum in the Texas Capitol for a tougher gun law flickered out when Republicans stalled a bill that would have raised the purchase age for certain AR-style semiautomatic rifles from 18 to 21 years old. (41 words)
Prosecutors charged JaJuan Kelly, 23, with four counts of felony assault with a semiautomatic firearm for the shooting of four people at the Oakland event, the Alameda County district attorney’s office said in a statement Wednesday. (37 words)
The clerk followed him to the parking lot to ask him to return to cigars, but Zaborowski pulled out a semiautomatic handgun and fired one shot in the air then two shots at the clerk, Pancoast said. (37 words)
Example sentences (20)
Semiautomatic rifles, like semiautomatic handguns, have not traditionally been banned and are in common use by law-abiding citizens for self-defense in the home, hunting, and other lawful uses.
He wore camo fatigues and a bulletproof vest and carried a Glock semiautomatic pistol and an AR-15 style rifle on which he painted a swastika.
Last week though, a rare momentum in the Texas Capitol for a tougher gun law flickered out when Republicans stalled a bill that would have raised the purchase age for certain AR-style semiautomatic rifles from 18 to 21 years old.
Mr. Lanez, 31, was found guilty in December of three felony counts: assault with a semiautomatic handgun; carrying a loaded, unregistered firearm in a vehicle; and discharging a firearm with gross negligence.
The experts will fire live ammunition from the same spots as Cruz, with an identical AR-15-style semiautomatic rifle.
The high court had been asked to issue an injunction that would have blocked the year-old law, which prohibits the possession, manufacture or sale of semiautomatic rifles and high-capacity magazines.
There will be no list of the lives saved because of the banning of military style semiautomatic weapons.
The shootings led to a 1992 amendment to the regulations on military-style semiautomatic weapons.
A Virginia man with fentanyl, meth, cocaine and an AR-style semiautomatic pistol loaded with a high-capacity magazine is officially off the streets after being sentenced today to 124 months in prison.
Oliver was murdered as he lay wounded on the floor, the fatal bullet blasting through the hand he raised as the leveled his AR-15-style semiautomatic rifle.
Prosecutors charged JaJuan Kelly, 23, with four counts of felony assault with a semiautomatic firearm for the shooting of four people at the Oakland event, the Alameda County district attorney’s office said in a statement Wednesday.
The ATF defined a bump stock as a part that, when added to an AR-15 style semiautomatic rifle, converts the weapon to an illegal machine gun.
The devices allow semiautomatic guns to fire more rapidly.
The gunman used a bump stock that made his semiautomatic rifle fire even more rapidly.
The National Rifle Association opposes any controls on such weapons, pointing out that their rapid firing mechanism resembles that of popular semiautomatic hunting rifles.
Although semiautomatic, the M21 was less accurate and required more maintenance than most sniper rifles.
Heone count of assault with a semiautomatic firearm and carrying a loaded, unregistered firearm in a vehicle.
Officers, sergeants, and medical personnel also carried the Pistole 08, a 9mm semiautomatic, better known as the famous Luger.
The clerk followed him to the parking lot to ask him to return to cigars, but Zaborowski pulled out a semiautomatic handgun and fired one shot in the air then two shots at the clerk, Pancoast said.
The massive semiautomatic sniper rifle was predominantly used by the American military beginning in the Gulf War.
Common combinations with semiautomatic
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- semiautomatic rifle 10×
- with semiautomatic 9×
- semiautomatic rifles 6×
- semiautomatic pistol 6×
- semiautomatic handgun 5×
- -style semiautomatic 4×
- semiautomatic weapons 4×
- semiautomatic handguns 3×
- ar-style semiautomatic 2×
- of semiautomatic 2×