M-1

[ em-wuhn ]

/ ˈɛmˈwʌn /

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noun, plural M-1's.

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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Also called Garand rifle, Garand, M-1 rifle.

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How to use M-1 in a sentence

With the extra line on the left very light, and a heavier one outside, and the ground does not appear to end in a line, m1.
History of the Postage Stamps of the United States of America|John Kerr Tiffany
The material assigned to M1 and M2 after xiii, 37, is about equally divided between them.
Sources of the Synoptic Gospels|Carl S. Patton
They are found fourteen times in M1, fifteen times in M2, and twenty-one times in the passages ascribed to Ev.
Sources of the Synoptic Gospels|Carl S. Patton
These two latter wires end in a system of electro magnets, M1, provided with a polarized armature.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 363, December 16, 1882|Various

The shallow oval depression in the maxillary dorsal to M1 might be the result of post-mortem distortion.
Records of the Fossil Mammal Sinclairella, Family Apatemyidae, From the Chadronian and Orellan|William A. Clemens

British Dictionary definitions for M-1

symbol for

the amount of money in circulation in notes, coin, current accounts, and deposit accounts transferable by cheque

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