automatic rifle

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a type of light machine gun capable of firing automatically or in single shots.

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Also called automatic, machine rifle.

First recorded in 1875–80

Hovering above the scene, commandos in helicopters were poised with automatic rifles.
France Kills Charlie Hebdo Murderers|Nico Hines|January 9, 2015|DAILY BEAST
In their midst stands a soldier with the Lebanese armed forces in a red beret, sporting an assault rifle and an unblinking stare.
A Sunni-Shia Love Story Imperiled by al Qaeda|Ruth Michaelson|December 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Brinsley stepped up to the passenger side of the patrol car, raised a silver Taurus semi-automatic pistol and began firing.
'Please Don't Die!': The Frantic Battle to Save Murdered Cops|Michael Daly|December 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He used the powerful assault rifle issued to all guards on tower duty.
A Million Ways to Die in Prison|Daniel Genis|December 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST

My rifle was in my shoulder in that familiar and powerful position.
I Shot Bin Laden|Elliot Ackerman|November 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
There was no fighting; a rifle shot now and then from the crests where we saw our fellows clearly.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume I|Ian Hamilton
One Turkish Company, about a hundred strong, was making an ugly push within rifle shot of our ship.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume I|Ian Hamilton
In the same way the technical form and mechanism of production were presumed to respond to an automatic stimulus.
The Unsolved Riddle of Social Justice|Stephen Leacock
Our batteries last night did not fire a shot and the men had to drive back the enemy by rifle fire.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume I|Ian Hamilton
MacRae's seat, stone-marker, and aboriginal spearhead; the three lined up like the sights of a modern rifle.
Raw Gold|Bertrand W. Sinclair