AR-15

American  

[ey-ahr-fif-teen] / ˈeɪˈɑrˈfɪfˈtin /

Trademark.

1. a lightweight, gas-operated, magazine-fed rifle with a caliber of .223 inches, used for semiautomatic fire.

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Etymology

Origin of AR-15

First recorded in 1960–65; shortening of ArmaLite Rifle, not of assault rifle ( def. ), as commonly thought

Example Sentences

As one Reddit poster wrote, “It gets in the way of my AR-15.”

From Los Angeles Times

The Georgia jury was not so forgiving of a parent who gave an AR-15 to a 14-year-old child.

From Slate

His father even bought him the AR-15 as a Christmas present.

From Slate

He is the co-author of “American Gun: The True Story of the AR-15,” published in 2023.

From The Wall Street Journal

Josh was part of a team of journalists who won the Pulitzer Prize for Public Service in 2022 for the newspaper’s coverage of Jan. 6 and won the 2024 Pulitzer Prize for Public Service for the newspaper's coverage of the role of the AR-15 in American life.

From The Wall Street Journal