AK-47


AK-47

(ā′kā′fôr′tē-sĕv′ən)n. A clip-fed, gas-operated assault rifle of Soviet design having a caliber of 7.62 millimeters and used throughout the world by armed forces and paramilitary organizations.
[Russian A(vtomat) K(alashnikova), automatic gun of Kalashnikov, after Viktor Timofeevich Kalashnikov (1919-2013), Soviet arms engineer.]

AK-47

n (Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery) a type of Kalashnikov assault rifle [C20: from A(utomat) K(alashnikov)]

AK-47

(ˈeɪˈkeɪˌfɔr tiˈsɛv ən)
n., pl. AK-47's. a kalashnikov assault rifle first made in 1947. [1965–70; < Russian]