Kalashnikov
/kəˈlaʃnɪkɒf
/noun
A type of rifle or sub-machine gun made in Russia: [as modifier]: a Kalashnikov rifle...
- Security forces found three hand guns and a Kalashnikov rifle in the possession of some of the suspects.
- Several Kalashnikov assault rifles were found at the scene.
- I tried to put my money in my bag, but a young police officer thrust his Kalashnikov at me and rifled through my bag.
Origin
1970s: named after Mikhail T. Kalashnikov (1919–2013), the Russian designer of the weapons.
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