Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A clip-fed, gas-operated assault rifle of Soviet design having a caliber of 7.62 millimeters and used throughout the world by armed forces and paramilitary organizations.
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- noun The Soviet-built 1947 Kalashnikov
assault rifle or any similar rifle built to this design.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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These rifles are commonly—although incorrectly—lumped together and referred to as the AK-47 by many commentators.
The Gun C. J. Chivers 2010
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A Kalashnikov rifle, known as an AK-47, usually sells for no more than $200, al-Lehaibi said.
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A Kalashnikov rifle, known as an AK-47, usually sells for no more than $200, al-Lehaibi said.
SFGate: Don Asmussen: Bad Reporter By LARA JAKES 2012
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After many modifications over many years, from Sergeant Kalashnikov’s initial design would flow the family of assault rifles now universally known as the AK-47—an acronym for Avtomat Kalashnikova-47, the automatic by Kalashnikov designed in 1947.
The Gun C. J. Chivers 2010
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Can't you just imagine someone carrying in an AK-47 to a Bush rally.
Carter again cites racism as factor in Obama's treatment 2009
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Granted, most broken American males will thankfully not pull out an AK-47 and go and shoot up the local McDonald's.
Rabbi Shmuley Boteach: The Angry American Male Rabbi Shmuley Boteach 2011
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When he pleaded that they take him and leave his parishioners alone, they opened fire and actually cut him in two with concentrated AK-47 shots.
Bishop Pierre Whalon: How Quickly We Forget Bishop Pierre Whalon 2011
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Granted, most broken American males will thankfully not pull out an AK-47 and go and shoot up the local McDonald's.
Rabbi Shmuley Boteach: The Angry American Male Rabbi Shmuley Boteach 2011
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The Constitution does not literally say that abortion should be legal or that individuals have an absolute right to bear arms (does that mean an AK-47 or a thermo-nuclear device?).
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He was carrying the real thing: A loaded AK-47 assault rifle and two loaded handguns.
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