AK-47
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noun
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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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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