assault weaponn.

Brit.

/əˈsɔːlt ˌwɛp(ə)n/,

/əˈsɒlt ˌwɛp(ə)n/, U.S.

/əˈsɔlt ˌwɛpən/,

/əˈsɑlt ˌwɛpən/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: assault n., weapon n.

Etymology: < assault n. + weapon n.

1. A weapon designed for use in a large-scale military assault, esp. one used to attack a fortified or well-defended location. Now rare.

ΚΠ

1936 Evening Huronite (S. Dakota) 21 Sept. 9/2 The alcazar, regarded as practically impregnable in medieval warfare, has presented an amazing resistance to modern assault weapons.

1990 Times 3 Sept. 3/6 The Hind has three roles: as a troop carrier with guns for self-defence, as a ground attack assault weapon with bombs and rockets, as an anti-tank system.

a. U.S. A rifle designed for military use that is capable of both automatic and semi-automatic fire, is loaded by means of a magazine (as opposed to a belt, for example), and is designed to use cartridges whose power is between that of a pistol cartridge and a full-powered rifle cartridge; (also more generally) any magazine-fed rifle capable of automatic fire; = assault rifle n. 1.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > device for discharging missiles > firearm > small-arm > [noun] > rifle > types of

three-o(h)-three1683

air rifle1801

yager1817

big bore1838

seventy-five1840

telescopic rifle1850

Minié rifle1851

needle rifle1856

pea rifle1856

Lancaster1857

six-shooting1858

Whitworth1858

Henry1861

polygroove1863

telescopic-sighted rifle1863

spencer1866

magazine rifle1867

Snider rifle1868

chassepot1869

Martini–Henry rifle1869

Winchester1871

Mauser rifle1872

Martini1876

saloon rifle1881

express1884

express rifle1884

Mannlicher1884

Mauser1887

Lee-Enfield1888

Flobert1890

pump gun1890

take-down1895

two-two1895

Ross rifle1901

hammer-rifle1907

sporter1907

French 751914

twenty-two1925

machine-gun rifle1941

assault rifle1950

assault weapon1968

kalashnikov1970

assault rifle1975

1968 Bluefield (W. Va.) Daily Tel. 19 Jan. 1/2 The wounds were from a AK-47 Chinese-made automatic hand assault weapon.

2010 J. Pozuelo-Monfort Monfort Plan 110 The Russian assault weapon, the Kalashnikov AK-47, is the most popular light weapon.

b. U.S. Any of various semi-automatic firearms based on or similar to military designs, typically capable of a high rate of fire, high muzzle velocity, and of accepting large-capacity magazines; esp. a civilian version of a military assault rifle (assault rifle n. 1). Cf. assault rifle n. 2.Legal definitions of what constitutes an assault weapon vary across different jurisdictions, though most use both lists of specific models of firearm and criteria based on certain characteristics.

ΚΠ

1978 Hutchinson (Kansas) News 23 July 29 (advt.) Assault weapons. Valmets-7.62x39 Cal. or 223 Cal. $360.00. Colt AR-15 223 Cal. $305.00. Wilkinson Terry carbine 9mm cal. $295.00.

1985 Orange County (Calif.) Register 9 Apr. a3/6 Assemblyman Art Agnos, D-San Francisco, initially sought an outright ban on the manufacture or sale of so-called assault weapons.

2003 J. R. Lott Bias against Guns viii. 192 While many are concerned about gun shows or assault weapons and crime, since September 11 these fears have been further magnified as concerns rise that terrorists are acquiring weapons to use against Americans.

2016 Christian Sci. Monitor (Nexis) 24 June Police here have long complained about the illegal trafficking of assault weapons and other guns from states with less strict gun laws.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2019; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	assault weapon
释义	assault weaponn. Brit. /əˈsɔːlt ˌwɛp(ə)n/, /əˈsɒlt ˌwɛp(ə)n/, U.S. /əˈsɔlt ˌwɛpən/, /əˈsɑlt ˌwɛpən/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: assault n., weapon n. Etymology: < assault n. + weapon n. 1. A weapon designed for use in a large-scale military assault, esp. one used to attack a fortified or well-defended location. Now rare. ΚΠ 1936 Evening Huronite (S. Dakota) 21 Sept. 9/2 The alcazar, regarded as practically impregnable in medieval warfare, has presented an amazing resistance to modern assault weapons. 1990 Times 3 Sept. 3/6 The Hind has three roles: as a troop carrier with guns for self-defence, as a ground attack assault weapon with bombs and rockets, as an anti-tank system. 2. a. U.S. A rifle designed for military use that is capable of both automatic and semi-automatic fire, is loaded by means of a magazine (as opposed to a belt, for example), and is designed to use cartridges whose power is between that of a pistol cartridge and a full-powered rifle cartridge; (also more generally) any magazine-fed rifle capable of automatic fire; = assault rifle n. 1. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > device for discharging missiles > firearm > small-arm > [noun] > rifle > types of three-o(h)-three1683 air rifle1801 yager1817 big bore1838 seventy-five1840 telescopic rifle1850 Minié rifle1851 needle rifle1856 pea rifle1856 Lancaster1857 six-shooting1858 Whitworth1858 Henry1861 polygroove1863 telescopic-sighted rifle1863 spencer1866 magazine rifle1867 Snider rifle1868 chassepot1869 Martini–Henry rifle1869 Winchester1871 Mauser rifle1872 Martini1876 saloon rifle1881 express1884 express rifle1884 Mannlicher1884 Mauser1887 Lee-Enfield1888 Flobert1890 pump gun1890 take-down1895 two-two1895 Ross rifle1901 hammer-rifle1907 sporter1907 French 751914 twenty-two1925 machine-gun rifle1941 assault rifle1950 assault weapon1968 kalashnikov1970 assault rifle1975 1968 Bluefield (W. Va.) Daily Tel. 19 Jan. 1/2 The wounds were from a AK-47 Chinese-made automatic hand assault weapon. 2010 J. Pozuelo-Monfort Monfort Plan 110 The Russian assault weapon, the Kalashnikov AK-47, is the most popular light weapon. b. U.S. Any of various semi-automatic firearms based on or similar to military designs, typically capable of a high rate of fire, high muzzle velocity, and of accepting large-capacity magazines; esp. a civilian version of a military assault rifle (assault rifle n. 1). Cf. assault rifle n. 2.Legal definitions of what constitutes an assault weapon vary across different jurisdictions, though most use both lists of specific models of firearm and criteria based on certain characteristics. ΚΠ 1978 Hutchinson (Kansas) News 23 July 29 (advt.) Assault weapons. Valmets-7.62x39 Cal. or 223 Cal. $360.00. Colt AR-15 223 Cal. $305.00. Wilkinson Terry carbine 9mm cal. $295.00. 1985 Orange County (Calif.) Register 9 Apr. a3/6 Assemblyman Art Agnos, D-San Francisco, initially sought an outright ban on the manufacture or sale of so-called assault weapons. 2003 J. R. Lott Bias against Guns viii. 192 While many are concerned about gun shows or assault weapons and crime, since September 11 these fears have been further magnified as concerns rise that terrorists are acquiring weapons to use against Americans. 2016 Christian Sci. Monitor (Nexis) 24 June Police here have long complained about the illegal trafficking of assault weapons and other guns from states with less strict gun laws. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2019; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1936
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