M16
a lightweight, gas-operated, magazine-fed assault rifle with a caliber of .223 inches, used for fully automatic or semiautomatic fire: a U.S. Army combat weapon for mobile units since 1963.
M-16
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a variation of
M16.
Example Sentences
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A soldier with a dusty uniform sat eating a burger and drinking red wine with his M-16 cradled on his lap.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2025
The Yurok, who sought to defend their fishing rights and tribal sovereignty, faced off with officers in riot gear holding billy clubs and M-16 rifles.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 5, 2023
In court filings, the ATF said testing on the FRT-15 triggers showed their rate of fire can meet or exceed that the military’s M-16 machine gun, which can fire 700 to 970 rounds a minute.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 19, 2023
They said that soldiers later confiscated an M-16 rifle from the vehicle.
From Washington Times ● Jan. 13, 2023
As PFCs or Spec 4s, most of them were common grunts and carried the standard M-16 gas-operated assault rifle.
From "The Things They Carried" by Tim O'Brien
