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Meanings of autoloading in English

(Of firearms) capable of automatic loading and firing continuously.

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        Examples for "semiautomatic"
        Examples for "semiautomatic"
        1
        Reyes-Urtiz used a 9-millimeter semiautomatic handgun his parents kept in the home.
        Reuters
        2
        It's some of the great new weapons like the semiautomatic Gorgon pistol.
        Wired
        3
        Two armed security officers stepped from the guardhouse, both cradling semiautomatic weapons.
        A Brewing Storm
        4
        Campbell has opted for his U.S. Army pistol and his Winchester semiautomatic.
        Grand junction
        5
        Tom Lance had raised his semiautomatic, aimed carefully, and squeezed the trigger.
        The next to die
        1
        Soldier H told the Saville inquiry that he had fired 19 shots with a self-loading rifle at a frosted window, allegedly at a sniper.
        The Guardian
        2
        Self-loading abilities require new components, and choices of gas tubes, springs, pistons, and rods.
        The gun
        Usage of autoloading in English
        1
        Function autoloading is supported.
        Learning the bash shell, 3rd edition
        2
        But,-DON'Ttouch autoloading guns!
        Our Vanishing Wild Life: Its Extermination and Preservation
        3
        The other Southron, the one in blue with the autoloading rifle, came out and advanced slowly, his weapon at the ready.
        The Keeper
        Frequent collocations
        Autoloading through the time