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

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Origin of AK-47

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

Words nearby AK-47

Ajmer, Ajmer-Merwara, à jour, ajuga, AK, AK-47, a.k.a., Akademi, akala, A-K amputation, akamushi disease

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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
Our foreign policy canoe is filled to the gunnels with catch-and-release trout armed with AK-47s.
My Coffee Klatch With Rand Paul|P. J. O’Rourke|September 27, 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
Isal-ak ning kartun sa libru, Insert this cardboard between the pages of the book.
A Dictionary of Cebuano Visayan|John U. Wolff
The familiar AK, however, as usual, is in the lower right-hand corner.
The Propaganda for Reform in Proprietary Medicines, Vol. 1 of 2|Various
The terminations in ett, and set, as well as those in at and ak, denoted locality in these various tribes.
The Indian in his Wigwam|Henry R. Schoolcraft
Abaction, ab-ak′shun, n. (law) the stealing of a number of cattle at once.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D)|Various
Acanthopterygian, ak-an-thop-tėr-ij′i-an, adj. having spiny fins.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D)|Various

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 )

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