Kalashnikov
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of Kalashnikov
C20: named after Mikhail Kalashnikov (born 1919), its designer
Example Sentences
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For nearly half an hour, the soldier demonstrates different types of ammunition and how to assemble and disassemble the Kalashnikov using illustrated boards set up behind him on Haft-e Tir Square.
From Barron's • May 19, 2026
Close by there's a poster of a Russian soldier taking aim with a Kalashnikov.
From BBC • Feb. 23, 2026
Houthi fighters wore sandals and carried aging Kalashnikov rifles, Benomar added.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 3, 2025
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 • Jan. 23, 2025
We’d been praying for someone to stand up to Fazlullah and his men with their black turbans and Kalashnikov rifles.
From "Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World" by Malala Yousafzai
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