AK-47

American  

[ey-key-fawr-tee-sev-uhn] / ˈeɪˈkeɪˈfɔr tiˈsɛv ən /

noun

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

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AK-47 British  

noun

1. a type of Kalashnikov assault rifle

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Etymology

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

Example Sentences

At the entrance to Kobane, women in their 50s, armed with AK-47 assault rifles, guard the checkpoints.

From BBC

Warming up: A movie star in his native Russia, Borisov portrayed machine-gun inventor Mikhail Kalashnikov in “AK-47” before winning over “Anora” director Sean Baker with his nuanced character work in 2021’s “Compartment No. 6.”

From Los Angeles Times

Borisov is already well-known in Russia, having won a Golden Eagle award for the 2020 film “AK-47,” in which he played Mikhail Kalashnikov, inventor of the well-known assault rifle.

From Los Angeles Times

“I used to do security for a hotel in the city centre. I was armed with an AK-47 and was tasked with patting people down at the entrance.”

From BBC

Foster, a 28-year-old white Air Force veteran, was legally carrying an AK-47 rifle.

From Seattle Times