Automatic
Automatic noun - Light machine gun.
Machine gun and automatic are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Machine gun" instead a noun "Automatic".
Machine gun
Machine gun noun - A rapidly firing automatic gun (often mounted).
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Synonyms for Machine gun
Automatic and machine gun are semantically related. You can use "Automatic" instead a noun phrase "Machine gun".
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In 4, two areas put you in a helicopter with either a mounted machine gun or an automatic cannon, both of which have infinite ammo.
Source: Video Game / Time Crisis -
The helicopter scenes in 4 qualify also, since you use a mounted machine gun or an automatic cannon, as well as the Stage 1 boss battle where you use a machine gun during the multi-screen battle to fight off the boss and several enemies.
Source: More Dakka - Discussed in Dragon Age: Inquisition with Varric's crossbow Bianca, which is quite literally a machine gun or automatic rifle compared to the other bows and crossbows in the universe.
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