- 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
