rapid-fire

See also: rapid fire

English

Adjective

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

1. (of a gun) Able to fire bullets in quick succession.
2. (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.