automatic rifle

noun

a type of light machine gun capable of firing automatically or in single shots.
Also called automatic, machine rifle.

Origin of automatic rifle

First recorded in 1875–80

Words nearby automatic rifle

automatic gain control, automatic pilot, automatic pistol, automatic redial, automatic repeat, automatic rifle, automatic tracking, automatic transmission, automatic vending, automatic writing, automatic-teller machine

Example sentences from the Web for automatic rifle

  • As a rule, bombing, machine-gun, and automatic-rifle fire practice came in the mornings.

    Our Army at the Front |Heywood Broun

  • He was eventually made corporal of an automatic-rifle squad.

    Average Americans |Theodore Roosevelt