Automatic weapon
Automatic weapon noun - A firearm that reloads itself and keeps firing until the trigger is released.
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Synonyms for Automatic weapon
Machine gun and automatic weapon are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Machine gun" instead a noun phrase "Automatic weapon".
Machine gun
Machine gun noun - A rapidly firing automatic gun (often mounted).
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Synonyms for Machine gun
Automatic weapon and machine gun are semantically related. You can use "Automatic weapon" instead a noun phrase "Machine gun".
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- A very common one is when people refer to any fully-automatic weapon as a machine gun.
Source: Misidentified Weapons -
The Stoner 63 rifle could be reconfigured into a carbine, squad automatic weapon, or light machine gun by swapping and or rearranging a few parts.
Source: Right-Handed Left-Handed Guns -
The Coalition Multipurpose Weapon System can be reconfigured into a carbine, rifle, SAW (squad automatic weapon) or machine gun by adding the appropriate stock, ammunition feed system and barrel.
Source: IKEA Weaponry
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Machine gun or Automatic weapon. 2016. Accessed August 07, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/automatic_weapon/machine_gun.
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