M-1

American  

[em-wuhn] / ˈɛmˈwʌn /

noun

M-1's plural

1. a semiautomatic, gas-operated, .30 caliber, clip-fed rifle, with a weight of 8.56 pounds (3.88 kilograms): the standard U.S. Army rifle in World War II and in the Korean War.

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noun

• M-1's
  plural

Example Sentences

Along with the M-1 rifle he carried across Europe, he kept a small 35-millimeter Argus C3 camera that he had bought as a teenager.

From New York Times • Dec. 30, 2022

After exiting the M-1 motorway, I had to take back roads to my parents’ village.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2018

By contrast, the U.S. military gave the South Vietnamese armed forces old World War II-era castoffs, such as M-1 rifles, until late in the war.

From Washington Post • Sep. 29, 2017

They all used Army issue M-1 Garands that year, Vern Scoggin of Spokane said.

From Washington Times • Nov. 19, 2016

Three enlisted men carrying M-1 rifles, and a stern, pale captain, his bars pointing sideways and glittering on his shoulders, appeared from the sides of the road.

From Occasion for Disaster by Garrett, Randall