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Meanings of repeater in английском

каталонский
delinqüent habitual

Someone who is repeatedly arrested for criminal behavior (especially for the same criminal behavior)

delinqüent habitual

A firearm that can fire several rounds without reloading.

Synonyms
Examples for "repeating firearm"
Examples for "repeating firearm"
1
And going from single-action guns to a repeating firearm, that was kind of the start of gun violence.
Reuters

Complication in a mechanical watch or clock that audibly chimes the hours and often minutes at the press of a button.

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Usage of repeater in английском
1
Register as a part-time repeater candidate at a Public Adult Education Centre.
The South African
2
He is not a measurer but a repeater of other men's results.
The Irish Times
3
No repeater is successful unless it is free from this reactive interference.
Cyclopedia of Telephony and Telegraphy, Vol. 1 / A General Refer...
4
Bob was pumping another cartridge into the firing chamber of his repeater.
The Saddle Boys of the Rockies; Or, Lost on Thunder Mountain
5
This rifle is a repeater, and I am a pretty good shot.
Tom Swift and His Motor-Cycle; Or, Fun and Adventures on the Roa...
6
Morris Comstock was nearest to Mercy, reloading his repeater with shaking hands.
Dreadnought
7
Now you're jacking horses and firing repeater rifles in the Old West.
Wired
8
Vera's watch had disappeared-theold-fashionedgold repeater that had been his father's.
The Night-Born
9
Willis threw a feed from the main plot to Hines' repeater.
Ashes Of Victory
10
Even the gold repeater in her hand was on a plain leather strap.
The Sheik: A Novel
11
All their signal goes through one repeater in their technical hut.
Cibola Burn
12
I stepped back into the pilot house and looked at the gyro repeater.
The Last Ship
13
She should have been able to see the repeater from here.
Fractures - Extraordinary Tales from the Halo Canon
14
His repeater thrust before him, crouching, he entered the mouth of the cave.
The Radio Boys on the Mexican Border
15
Coggan's repeater struck six from his pocket in the usual still small tones.
Far from the Madding Crowd
16
Old Schmitt, at the helm, never lifted his eyes from the compass repeater.
The Diary of a U-boat Commander / With an Introduction and Expla...
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Translations for repeater
каталонский
delinqüent habitual
Repeater through the time
Repeater across language varieties
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Common