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

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Contemporary Examples of 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
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
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
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
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

Historical Examples of ak-47

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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