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AK-47

noun

a Soviet-designed, gas-operated, clip-fed assault rifle with a caliber of 7.62 millimeters, used for automatic or semiautomatic fire.

Origin of AK-47

1947; < Russian A(vtomat) K(alashnikova), automatic gun of Kalashnikov, after Mikhail Timofeevich Kalashnikov (1919–2013), Soviet arms engineer

Example sentences from the Web for ak-47

Unsure whether his assailants were following him, he turned around and fired back with his AK-47.

A Belgian Prince, Gorillas, Guerrillas & the Future of the Congo |Nina Strochlic |November 6, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
A search team after the shooting found two pipe bombs and an AK-47 that Frein had apparently abandoned, along with a journal.

Killer Eric Frein Held in Murdered Cop’s Cuffs |Michael Daly |October 31, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
He also said two weapons were missing from the home, the AK-47 and the .308 rifle.

Manhunt for a Cop-Hating Pennsylvania ‘Survivalist’ |Michael Daly |September 17, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
He did not even have his own guns, though his family owned two, an AK-47 and a .308 rifle outfitted with a telescopic sight.

Manhunt for a Cop-Hating Pennsylvania ‘Survivalist’ |Michael Daly |September 17, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

An Iraqi soldier hands off his AK-47 to another soldier and leaps from the bridge.

Whatever You Do Someone Will Die. A Short Story About Impossible Choices in Iraq |Nathan Bradley Bethea |August 31, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
AK-47 manufacturing is already sadly in great profusion across our inner cities, anyway.

Makers |Cory Doctorow

British Dictionary definitions for ak-47

AK-47

noun

a type of Kalashnikov assault rifle

Word Origin for AK-47

C20: from A ( utomat ) K ( alashnikov )