gas-operated

[gas-op-uh-rey-tid]

adjective

1. (of a firearm) using some of the exhaust gases to operate the action.

Word History and Origins

Origin of gas-operated¹

First recorded in 1940–45

Example Sentences

But Mark Collins, director of federal policy at Brady, the gun violence prevention organization, said this new approach, focused on the gas-operated mechanism and the nondetachable magazine, is unique.

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While Colt still holds the trademark, “AR-15” has become a ubiquitous term for a popular style of gas-operated, magazine-fed semiautomatic rifles.

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Deputy Prime Minister Andrei Spinu said Moldovan state power company Energocom has signed a deal for December with the gas-operated Kuciurgan electricity plant in Transnistria.

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The Moscow-backed separatist region is home to Moldova’s largest gas-operated power station, which supplies about 70% of the country’s electricity needs.

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“We got a gas-operated pump, like the kind you operate to drain a pool,” said Jansen, who has no professional firefighting experience.

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