rapid-fire

See also: rapid fire

English

Adjective

rapid-fire (comparative more rapid-fire, superlative most rapid-fire)

(of a gun) Able to fire bullets in quick succession.
(of a series of questions, etc.) Delivered in a rapid continuous stream.

Translations

able to fire bullets in quick succession

Bulgarian: скорострелен (skorostrelen)
French: feu roulant (fr) m
German: Schnellfeuer- (de)
Macedonian: брзо́метен (brzómeten), брзо́стрелен (brzóstrelen)
Portuguese: tiro rápido m
Spanish: tiro rápido m

Further reading

“rapid-fire”, in Collins English Dictionary.
“rapid-fire, adj.”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
“rapid-fire”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
“rapid-fire”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
“rapid-fire” in TheFreeDictionary.com, Huntingdon Valley, Pa.: Farlex, Inc., 2003–2024.

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