assault rifle

assault rifle
noun
any of the automatic rifles or semiautomatic rifles with large magazines designed for military use
Syn: ↑assault gun
Hypernyms: ↑automatic rifle, ↑automatic, ↑machine rifle

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noun, pl ⋯ rifles [count]
: a gun that can shoot many bullets quickly and that is designed for use by the military — called also assault weapon

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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