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M-14

American

[em-fawr-teen, -fohr-] / ˈɛmˌfɔrˈtin, -ˌfoʊr- /

noun

plural

M-14's

a fully automatic, gas-operated, .30 caliber rifle developed from the M-1: replaced the M-1 as the standard U.S. Army combat rifle.

Example Sentences

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The M-14 is still more than 80km away.

From BBC • Sep. 3, 2023

A Los Angeles County Fire Department hazardous materials team and sheriff’s deputies responded to the office in the 1000 block of West Avenue M-14 in Palmdale just after noon.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 4, 2019

The penalty for skipping service was walking punishment tours for hours on The Area with an M-14 rifle on your shoulder.

From Salon • Sep. 22, 2018

Further investigation has since revealed that the cells are nearly identical to another cell line in the NCI-60, a melanoma cell line called M-14.

From Slate • Apr. 14, 2017

When the supply sergeant issued him his M-14 rifle, Jed carried it back to the barracks like a young bridegroom carrying his beloved across their first threshold.

From Sonny by Raphael, Rick

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