What does «semiautomático» mean in Spanish?
- Said of an apparatus or mechanism that is partially automatic and therefore requires some manual assistance.
Examples of use in Spanish: "desfibrilador externo semiautomático".
"lavarropas semiautomático".
- Said of an automatic weapon that ejects a projectile and loads the next round of ammunition automatically, but requires the trigger to be pulled for each shot.
Examples of use in Spanish: "carabina semiautomática M1".
"llaves de pedernal semiautomáticas, del siglo xviii".
- (arma semiautomática) One that not only fires a bullet each time the trigger is pulled, but also performs all the necessary steps to prepare it to be discharged again-assuming the cartridges remain in the firearm's feeding device.