M-16

[ em-siks-teen ]

/ ˈɛmˌsɪksˈtin /

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noun, plural M-16s.

a lightweight, fully automatic rifle shooting a small-caliber bullet at an extremely high velocity: a U.S. Army combat weapon for mobile units and jungle fighting.

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Words nearby M-16

LZ, m, M0, M-1, M-14, M-16, M-1 rifle, M2, M2M, M3, M3c

How to use M-16 in a sentence

“I´m now writing to you from goat heaven,” he lamented on the blog he maintains.
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Or fast-fashion chains like Zara and H&M churning out runway imitations.
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A third cabinet member used public funds to pay in an S & M bar.
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“I hope he will grow up to be a true comfort to you, M. Pujol,” said Miss Janet.
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That of M. Charles Guenllette is the authority followed here.
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The m relates it to the nares or humming tone (which is the basis of all resonance in the voice).
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