autoloading
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of autoloading
Example Sentences
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The shooter was a Ruger AR-556, which is, in the words of its instruction manual, “a gas impingement driven, box magazine fed, autoloading rifle.”
From Slate ● Nov. 6, 2017
The other Southron, the one in blue with the autoloading rifle, came out and advanced slowly, his weapon at the ready.
From The Keeper by Piper, H. Beam
Even in the home of the newest and deadliest "autoloading" shotgun, those guns and pump guns should be prohibited in hunting.
From Our Vanishing Wild Life Its Extermination and Preservation by Hornaday, William Temple
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