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autoloading

autoloading

1 7.9
A gun that automatically puts the next bullet in place after each shot so you can fire quickly
  • adjective
  • /ˈɔːtəˌloʊdɪŋ/
  • Specialized
: autocargable
  • The soldier carried an autoloading pistol for quick follow-up shots.

Examples

  • This hunting shotgun is a reliable autoloading model used by many professionals.

  • The new autoloading rifle can fire multiple rounds quickly.

  • Early 20th-century innovations introduced the first widely used autoloading rifles.

  • Is this weapon autoloading or manual?

  • The soldier's autoloading rifle allowed him to fire more rapidly during combat.

  • Many competitive shooters prefer autoloading pistols for their speed and efficiency.

  • Hunters favor this autoloading shotgun because it allows for quick follow-up shots.

Synonyms

semiautomatic
vsautoloading
2 5.5

A machine that does some tasks by itself but needs human action for others

loads each next round without needing manual action, enabling continuous or rapid fire
self-loading
vsautoloading
  • Specialized
1 7.4

Automatically loads the next bullet after you fire so you can shoot again quickly

emphasizes rapid continuous firing ability rather than duration until the magazine empties

How Automatic

automatic
65 7.3
autoloading
  • Specialized
1 7.9
one shot
  • Specialized
3 4.1

Surface Forms

autoloading positive

Morphology

autoloading = autoload (transparent) = auto + load + ing

The base word autoload is already compositional, and adding -ing yields a straightforward participial adjective meaning 'loading automatically'.

Etymology

The word autoloading comes from auto- as in automatic, meaning 'self', and loading meaning 'putting in' a bullet. So an autoloading firearm 'puts in' the next round by itself and can fire again quickly.