Uzi
[ oo-zee ]
/ ˈu zi /
noun, plural U·zis.
a compact 9 mm submachine gun of Israeli design.
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Origin of Uzi
First recorded in 1955–60; after Uzi(el) Gal, Israeli army officer who designed it
Words nearby Uzi
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How to use Uzi in a sentence
In 2008, an 8-year old boy shot himself in the head while also attempting to fire an Uzi at a target.
In third place is Uzi Landau, who came to the party after a long career in Likud.
The other thing I kept thinking was, if I were there with an Uzi, I would have blasted all you [rioting Iranians].
In the introduction to the new Israeli edition, Uzi Weil called it, “The least of a book I have ever read, and the most.”
Dictators from Chile to Indonesia equipped their armies with Israeli-made Galil assault rifles and Uzi submachine guns.
Mi ankaŭ havis mian ombrelon, kvankam pro la vento mi ne povis uzi tiun.
La personoj, por kiuj la uzado de la artikolo prezentas malfacilaĵon, povas en la unua tempo tute ĝin ne uzi.
Se ni bezonas uzi prepozicion, kaj la senco ne montras al ni, kian prepozicion uzi, tiam ni povas uzi la komunan prepozicion "je."
Anstataŭ la prepozicio je oni povas ankaŭ uzi la akuzativon sen prepozicio.
Se ni bezonas uzi prepozicion kaj la senco ne montras al ni, kian prepozicion uzi, tiam ni povas uzi la komunan prepozicion "je."
British Dictionary definitions for Uzi
noun
a sub-machine gun of Israeli design
Word Origin for Uzi
C20: after Uziel Gal, the Israeli army officer who designed it
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