repeating

repeating
adjective Date: 1824 of a firearm designed to load cartridges from a magazine

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  • Repeating — Re*peat ing, a. Doing the same thing over again; accomplishing a given result many times in succession; as, a repeating firearm; a repeating watch. [1913 Webster] {Repeating circle}. See the Note under {Circle}, n., 3. {Repeating decimal}… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • repeating — index chronic, repetitious Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • repeating — adjective a) That repeats; repetitive. b) Of a firearm: capable of firing multiple times without needing recharging. See Also: repeating back, repeating circle, repeating coil …   Wiktionary

  • Repeating — Repeat Re*peat ( p?t ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Repeated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Repeating}.] [F. r[ e]p[ e]ter, L. repetere; pref. re re + petere to fall upon, attack. See {Petition}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To go over again; to attempt, do, make, or utter… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • repeating — noun (C) 1 a repeating gun can be fired several times without being loaded again 2 a repeating watch or clock can be made to repeat the last strike (=sound made at an hour or quarter of an hour) …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • repeating — adj. Repeating is used with these nouns: ↑pattern …   Collocations dictionary

  • Repeating circle — Repeating Re*peat ing, a. Doing the same thing over again; accomplishing a given result many times in succession; as, a repeating firearm; a repeating watch. [1913 Webster] {Repeating circle}. See the Note under {Circle}, n., 3. {Repeating… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Repeating decimal — Repeating Re*peat ing, a. Doing the same thing over again; accomplishing a given result many times in succession; as, a repeating firearm; a repeating watch. [1913 Webster] {Repeating circle}. See the Note under {Circle}, n., 3. {Repeating… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Repeating firearm — Repeating Re*peat ing, a. Doing the same thing over again; accomplishing a given result many times in succession; as, a repeating firearm; a repeating watch. [1913 Webster] {Repeating circle}. See the Note under {Circle}, n., 3. {Repeating… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Repeating instruments — Repeating Re*peat ing, a. Doing the same thing over again; accomplishing a given result many times in succession; as, a repeating firearm; a repeating watch. [1913 Webster] {Repeating circle}. See the Note under {Circle}, n., 3. {Repeating… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Repeating watch — Repeating Re*peat ing, a. Doing the same thing over again; accomplishing a given result many times in succession; as, a repeating firearm; a repeating watch. [1913 Webster] {Repeating circle}. See the Note under {Circle}, n., 3. {Repeating… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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