RAPID-FIRING
\ɹˈapɪdfˈa͡ɪ͡əɹɪŋ], \ɹˈapɪdfˈaɪəɹɪŋ], \ɹ_ˈa_p_ɪ_d_f_ˈaɪə_ɹ_ɪ_ŋ]\
Definitions of RAPID-FIRING
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In the United States army, designating such a gun, whether using fixed or separate ammunition, designed chiefly for use in coast batteries against torpedo vessels and the lightly armored batteries or other war vessels and for the protection of defensive mine fields; -- not distinguished from quick-fire.
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In Great Britain and Europe used, rarely, as synonymous with quick-fire.
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Capable of being fired rapidly; - applied to single-barreled guns of greater caliber than small arms, mounted so as to be quickly trained and elevated, with a quick-acting breech mechanism operated by a single motion of a crank or lever (abbr. R. F.).
By Oddity Software
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In the United States army, designating such a gun, whether using fixed or separate ammunition, designed chiefly for use in coast batteries against torpedo vessels and the lightly armored batteries or other war vessels and for the protection of defensive mine fields; -- not distinguished from quick-fire.
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In Great Britain and Europe used, rarely, as synonymous with quick-fire.
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Capable of being fired rapidly; - applied to single-barreled guns of greater caliber than small arms, mounted so as to be quickly trained and elevated, with a quick-acting breech mechanism operated by a single motion of a crank or lever (abbr. R. F.).
By Noah Webster.
