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Discover LudwigThe phrase "automatic fire" is correct and usable in written English.
It is typically used in the context of firearms to describe a mode of operation where a weapon continues to fire as long as the trigger is held down.
Example: "The soldier was trained to handle weapons capable of automatic fire during combat situations."
Alternatives: "continuous fire" or "rapid fire".
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The automatic fire is the dialogue.
And then the shooting started: sudden bursts of automatic fire.
Actual military weapons are capable of fully automatic fire.
One lever swivels through three settings from safety to single shot to automatic fire.
Fierce bursts of automatic fire came from the village, which rebels had infiltrated last week.
The airport became an inferno as the gangs exchanged automatic fire.
The response was gunshots, and both sides unleashed repeated bursts of automatic fire.
In November, a group of Albanians attacked a checkpoint with automatic fire, the Serbian police said.
As the car continued rolling, the guards opened up with a barrage of sustained automatic fire.
Their discussion was abruptly interrupted by rapid bursts of automatic fire only a few metres away.
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None of the banned guns were actual military weapons, which are capable of fully-automatic fire.
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