Automatic and Piece

Automatic

Automatic noun - A pistol that will keep firing until the ammunition is gone or the trigger is released.

Piece and automatic are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Piece" instead a noun "Automatic".

Piece

Piece noun - A portable weapon from which a shot is discharged by gunpowder.
Usage example: carrying a piece under his coat

Automatic and piece are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Automatic" instead a noun "Piece".

Nearby Words: pieced, piecework, piecing

Both words in one sentence

  • Not because it's fully automatic, or a fancy lever-action museum piece, or a 9-shot revolver, but because it's clip-fed for quicker reloads, semi-automatic for fast shooting, and does high damage.
  • Driving Stick Captain Kirk, in the Star Trek: The Original Series episode "A Piece of the Action", though it's doubtful he'd have done any better had it been automatic.
    Source: Driving Stick
  • Death from Above The AC-130 "Spectre" Gunship - A conversion of a C-130 cargo plane that replaces the cargo with a 25mm Gatling Gun, a 40mm automatic cannon, and a 105mm howitzer field artillery piece.
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