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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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Smaller than an M-1 Abrams in both weight and size, the M-10 Booker can be airlifted to the front lines, with two Bookers designed to fit inside an Air Force C-17 transport jet.

From Washington Times • Jun. 17, 2023

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

We were issued M-1 rifles and learned to assemble and disassemble and clean them.

From Salon • Mar. 27, 2021

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2018

Linoleum block printing: carving the linoleum block, M-1; and A few points on the use of Speedball Linozip cutters, M-2. © 15Sep41; AA384217.

From U.S. Copyright Renewals, 1969 July - December by Library of Congress. Copyright Office

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