Kalashnikov
- noun
- /kəˈlɑːʃnɪkɒf/
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Kalashnikov
- Of all the weapons in the vast Soviet arsenal... nothing was more profitable than Avtomat Kalashnikova, model of 1947, more commonly known as the AK-47... or kalashnikov.
Examples
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But his kalashnikov was found near the victim.
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Play with your grenades and your kalashnikov.
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And also back to those amazing Afghan rugs with the Kalashnikovs and the tanks.
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The soldiers were trained to operate their Kalashnikov rifles with precision during the combat exercise.
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He proudly displayed his collection of Kalashnikov rifles at the military exhibition.
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During the conflict, the Kalashnikov became a symbol of power and resistance among the rebels.
Synonyms
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A military gun that fires many bullets fast and holds them in a removable box
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A rifle that shoots bullets without stopping as long as the trigger is held
A rifle used by soldiers that can fire many shots quickly and has a large magazine
Compounds
- Literature
A social situation where people resolve political arguments by using guns like Kalashnikov rifles
How Lethal
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Kalashnikov comes from the surname of its inventor, Mikhail Kalashnikov, and the Russian ending -ov is like the English '-son' in 'Johnson', meaning 'son of'. So, a Kalashnikov is the rifle named after its maker.