ak-47

\\ˌāˌkāˌ ̷ ̷  ̷ ̷ ˈ ̷ ̷  ̷ ̷ \ noun (-s)

Usage: usually capitalized A&K

Etymology: Russian automat Kalashnikova 1947 Kalashnikov automatic rifle of 1947

: a Soviet-designed 7.62 mm (.30 cal.) gas-operated magazine-fed rifle for automatic or semiautomatic fire

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abbrev

Automatic Kalashnikov 47, a type of sub-machine gun

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n. a type of assault rifle, originally manufactured in the Soviet Union

Origin:

acronym for Russian Avtomat Kalashnikova 1947, the designation of the original model, designed in 1947 by Mikhail T. Kalashnikov (b. 1919)