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Uzi|ˈuːzɪ|
Also (erron.) Uzzi.
Shortened f. the name of Uziel Gal, Israeli army officer, used attrib. or absol. to designate an Israeli type of sub-machine gun designed by him.
1959E. O'Ballance Sinai Campaign ii. 73 The personal small arms of the man was either the Mauser rifle or the Uzi sub-machine-gun. Ibid., The Uzi is one of the finest guns of this type I have ever handled. 1966L. Davidson Long Way to Shiloh xi. 156 Too many men and too many Uzzis which were much too easy to fire. 1971Scope (S. Afr.) 19 Mar. 17/2 A loaded Uzzi sub-machine⁓gun..is always within reach. Ibid. 22/1 The Uzzi..fires a clip of 9 mm bullets in double-quick time and is accurate up to 100 metres. 1976G. Seymour Glory Boys viii. 94 Two other young men, both of whom had been issued with licences..to carry Uzi sub-machine-guns. 1981C. R. Lajeunesse Dead Man Running lxii. 177 Cyril was cut in two by bullets from Weasel's Uzi. |