Kalashnikov
- a Russian-made automatic rifleSee also AK-47
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Word Origin
C20: named after Mikhail Kalashnikov (born 1919), its designer
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Contemporary Examples
In one photo, Smith is on his knees, hands in the air, while a rebel points a Kalashnikov at his head.
Massud Rajavi, the head of the MEK, greeted Arafat in Tehran with a Kalashnikov as a welcoming gift.
But two days later, Moutlak was trained and outfitted with his own Kalashnikov.
The next day, Busti came to visit the clinic, discarded Kalashnikov in hand.
For more than 40 years the Kalashnikov has been an indelible part of the life in war zones and unstable lands.
Historical Examples
Alena, the wife of the merchant Kalashnikov, now comes out of her house on her way to vespers, accompanied by a servant.
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Word Origin and History for kalashnikov
Kalashnikov
n.
type of rifle or submachine gun made in the U.S.S.R., 1968, from Russian Kalashnikov, weapon developed in Soviet Union c.1946 and named for Mikhail Kalashnikov, gun designer and part of the team that built it. In AK-47, the AK stands for Avtomat Kalashnikov.
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