Kalashnikov

/ (ˌkəˈlæʃnɪˌkɒf) /

noun

a Russian-made automatic rifle: See also AK-47

Origin of Kalashnikov

C20: named after Mikhail Kalashnikov (born 1919), its designer

Words Nearby Kalashnikov

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How to use Kalashnikov in a sentence

By then the S-75 had earned a reputation similar to that of the ubiquitous AK-47 automatic rifle, designed by Mikhail Kalashnikov.
Russia’s Missiles Stung the World Long Before MH17 | Clive Irving | July 20, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
Their main weapons were their Kalashnikov-style rifles, and it appears they never fired them on full automatic like a machine gun.
Inside the NYPD’s Report on the Kenya Shopping Mall Massacre | Christopher Dickey | December 10, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST
In one photo, Smith is on his knees, hands in the air, while a rebel points a Kalashnikov at his head.
War Tourists Flock to Syria’s Front Lines | Ben Taub | November 2, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST
Massud Rajavi, the head of the MEK, greeted Arafat in Tehran with a Kalashnikov as a welcoming gift.
Is Israel flirting with Iranian terrorists? | Trita Parsi | May 15, 2012 | THE DAILY BEAST
But two days later, Moutlak was trained and outfitted with his own Kalashnikov.
A Syrian Rebel’s Firsthand Report on the Fighting and Bombing in Homs | Katie Paul | February 28, 2012 | THE DAILY BEAST

Alena, the wife of the merchant Kalashnikov, now comes out of her house on her way to vespers, accompanied by a servant.
The Russian Opera | Rosa Newmarch

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