Meanings
nounautomatic rifle (plural automatic rifles)
plural automatic rifles
- countableengineeringA rifle that loads itself either from a belt or magazine; a machine gun.First known use 19th c.
Synonyms: autorifle
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA rifle that loads itself either from a belt or magazine; a machine gun.
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Translations
Catalan fusell metrallador
- fusell metralladorself-loading rifle
Chinese Mandarin 自動步槍 /自动步枪
- 自動步槍 /自动步枪 (zìdòng bùqiāng)self-loading rifle
French fusil-mitrailleur
- fusil-mitrailleurself-loading rifle
Greek ταχυβόλο
- ταχυβόλο (tachyvólo)self-loading rifle
Italian fucile mitragliatore
- fucile mitragliatoreself-loading rifle
Japanese 自動小銃
- 自動小銃 (jidō shōjū)self-loading rifle
Korean 자동소총
- 자동소총 (jadongsochong)self-loading rifle
Portuguese espingarda automática, fuzil automático
- espingarda automáticaself-loading rifle
- fuzil automáticoself-loading rifle
Romanian armă automată, pușcă automată
- armă automatăself-loading rifle
- pușcă automatăself-loading rifle
Spanish fusil automático
- fusil automáticoself-loading rifle
Swedish automatgevär
- automatgevärself-loading rifle
Ukrainian автомати́чна гвинті́вка
- автомати́чна гвинті́вка (avtomatýčna hvyntívka)self-loading rifle
Cite this entry
APA
automatic rifle. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/automatic%20rifle
MLA
“automatic rifle.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/automatic%20rifle. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “automatic rifle,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/automatic%20rifle.
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