Synonyms and antonyms of Words used to describe guns in British Thesaurus

automatic (adjective)

an automatic weapon continues to shoot bullets until you take your finger off the trigger

double-barrelled (adjective)

a double-barrelled gun has a pair of tubes that bullets come out from

loaded (adjective)

a loaded gun has bullets in it

rapid-fire (adjective)

a rapid-fire weapon is designed to fire bullets very quickly

semi-automatic (adjective)

a semi-automatic weapon keeps moving the next bullet into position and can be fired very quickly