loading | the labor of putting a load of something on or in a vehicle or ship or container etc., the loading took hours |
automatic choke | a choke that automatically controls the flow of air to the carburetor |
automatic firearm automatic gun automatic weapon | a firearm that reloads itself and keeps firing until the trigger is released |
automatic pistol automatic | a pistol that will keep firing until the ammunition is gone or the trigger is released |
automatic rifle automatic machine rifle | light machine gun |
automatic transmission automatic drive | a transmission that automatically changes the gears according to the speed of the car |
autopilot automatic pilot robot pilot | a navigational device that automatically keeps ships or planes or spacecraft on a steady course |
Browning automatic rifle BAR | a portable . caliber automatic rifle operated by gas pressure and fed by cartridges from a magazine, used by United States troops in World War I and in World War II and in the Korean War |
cargo lading freight load loading payload shipment consignment | goods carried by a large vehicle |
cash machine cash dispenser automated teller machine automatic teller machine automated teller automatic teller ATM | an unattended machine (outside some banks) that dispenses money when a personal coded card is used |
computer system computing system automatic data processing system ADP system ADPS | a system of one or more computers and associated software with common storage |
dock loading dock | a platform where trucks or trains can be loaded or unloaded |
firearm piece small-arm | a portable gun, he wore his firearm in a shoulder holster |
load loading burden | weight to be borne or conveyed |
repeating firearm repeater | a firearm that can fire several rounds without reloading |
semiautomatic firearm | an autoloader that fires only one shot at each pull of the trigger |
washer automatic washer washing machine | a home appliance for washing clothes and linens automatically |
automatic pilot autopilot | a cognitive state in which you act without self-awareness, she went about her chores on automatic pilot, too much of the writing seems to have been done on automatic pilot, she talked and he dozed and my mind went on autopilot |
face recognition facial recognition automatic face recognition | biometric identification by scanning a person's face and matching it against a library of known faces, they used face recognition to spot known terrorists |
carbohydrate loading carbo loading | a diet of foods high in starch that increases carbohydrate reserves in muscles, carbo loading is used by endurance athletes just before competing |
Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms ATF | the law enforcement and tax collection agency of the Treasury Department that enforces federal laws concerning alcohol and tobacco products and firearms and explosives and arson |
loading zone loading area | a stop where carriers can be loaded and unloaded |
automatic data processing ADP | data processing by a computer |
load loading | a quantity that can be processed or transported at one time, the system broke down under excessive loads |
loading | the ratio of the gross weight of an airplane to some factor determining its lift |
power loading | the ratio of the weight of an airplane to its engine power |
span loading | the ratio of the weight of an airplane to its wingspan |
wing loading | the ratio of the weight of an airplane to its wing area |
automatic | operating with minimal human intervention, independent of external control, automatic transmission, a budget deficit that caused automatic spending cuts |
autoloading(a) self-loading semiautomatic | (of firearms) capable of automatic loading and firing continuously, an autoloading rifle |
hand-operated non-automatic | operated by hand |
automatic automatonlike machinelike robotlike robotic | resembling the unthinking functioning of a machine, an automatic `thank you', machinelike efficiency |
automatic reflex(a) reflexive | without volition or conscious control, the automatic shrinking of the pupils of the eye in strong light, a reflex knee jerk, sneezing is reflexive |
breech-loading | (of guns) designed to be loaded at the breech |
muzzle-loading | (of firearms) taking the projectile or cartridge through the muzzle |