semiautomatic

adj

1. (alt-of, alternative, not-comparable)Alternative spelling of semi-automatic.

   “The measure would make California the first state to require that all new semiautomatic weapons be equipped with technology known as microstamping, which imprints microscopic markings as a gun fires.”

noun

1. (alt-of, alternative)Alternative spelling of semi-automatic.

   “Experts say that there is no clear link between semiautomatics and the number of shootings by the police, and that officers are likely to get higher-powered weapons rather than go back to traditional handguns.”