AK-47
noun
ˈā-ˈkā-ˌfȯr-tē-ˈse-vᵊn 
: a Soviet-designed 7.62 mm (.30 cal.) gas-operated magazine-fed rifle for automatic or semiautomatic fire
Word History
Etymology
Russian avtomat Kalashnikova 1947 Kalashnikov automatic rifle of 1947
First Known Use
1962, in the meaning defined above
AK-47s
noun
as in rifles
Synonyms & Similar Words
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- rifles
- shotguns
- carbines
- muskets
- automatics
- blunderbusses
- flintlocks
- matchlocks
- machine guns
- submachine guns
- firelocks
- semiautomatics
- assault rifles
- guns
- machine pistols
- tommy guns
- assault weapons
- pistols
- smoothbores
- handguns
- breechloaders
- arquebuses
- repeaters
- .22s
- spearguns
- harquebuses
- firearms
- fieldpieces
- culverins
- revolvers
- derringers
- sidearms
- gats
- .45s
- twenty-twos
- six-guns
- six-shooters
- zip guns
- arms
- small arms
- rods
- roscoes
- self-loaders
- forty-fives
- pieces
- heat
