AK-47

[ ey-key-fawr-tee-sev-uhn ]

/ ˈeɪˈkeɪˈfɔr tiˈsɛv ən /

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noun

a Soviet-designed, gas-operated, magazine-fed assault rifle with a caliber of 7.62 millimeters, used for automatic or semiautomatic fire.Compare AR-15, M16.

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Origin of AK-47

First recorded in 1947; from 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, aka, Akademi, akala, Akan, akaryote

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How to use AK-47 in a sentence

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 )

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