gas-operated
[ gas-op-uh-rey-tid ]
/ ˈgæsˌɒp əˌreɪ tɪd /
adjective
(of a firearm) using some of the exhaust gases to operate the action.
Origin of gas-operated
First recorded in 1940–45
Words nearby gas-operated
gas-discharge tube,
gas-fired,
gas-guzzler,
gas-guzzler tax,
gas-liquid chromatography,
gas-operated,
gas-permeable lens,
gasbag,
gascoigne,
gascon,
gasconade
Example sentences from the Web for gas-operated
The Skoda gun, some of which type are used in Japan and China, is loaded by a hopper feed, and is gas-operated.
It is a gas-operated gun, something like the Colt, and it is air-cooled.
Inventions of the Great War |A. Russell (Alexander Russell) BondThis gun is of a heavy type, air-cooled, gas-operated, and fed from either a strip holding 30 cartridges or a metallic link belt.
America's Munitions 1917-1918 |Benedict Crowell