AK-47 en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˌeɪ.keɪ.fɔː.tiˈsɛv.ən/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
Borrowed from Russian АК-47 (AK-47), shortened from автома́т Кала́шникова 1947 (avtomát Kalášnikova 1947) (Kalashnikov's automatic rifle), from the name of the designer Mikhail Kalashnikov.
Meanings
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The Soviet-built 1947 Kalashnikov assault rifle or any similar rifle built to this design.
Iraqi security forces will start replacing their AK-47 rifles this year with the M-16s and M-4s used by U.S. troops, which will help track the weapons and cut down on theft, a senior U.S. military official said. […] The AK-47s handed in would then be registered in the database before being redistributed to new units formed as Iraq takes over security control from U.S.-led forces, he said.
2007 August 9, “M-16s a step forward for Iraqi forces, says US”, in Reuters:Here we go. AK-47. The very best there is. When you absolutely, positively got to kill every motherfucker in the room, accept no substitutes.
1997, Quentin Tarantino, Jackie Brown, spoken by Ordell Robbie (Samuel L. Jackson):
- A large South African sandwich; a kind of gatsby.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| AK-47s | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| AK47 | alternative | lexicographic |
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Translations (19)
ar إيه كيه-47 (Kalashnikov assault rifle) · ka კალაშნიკოვი (Kalashnikov assault rifle) · ja エーケー４７ (Kalashnikov assault rifle) · ro AK-47 (Kalashnikov assault rifle) · tr keleş (Kalashnikov assault rifle) · az kalaşnikov (Kalashnikov assault rifle) · ro kalașnikov (Kalashnikov assault rifle) · tr kalaşnikov (Kalashnikov assault rifle) · sv AK-47 (Kalashnikov assault rifle) · mk АК-47 (Kalashnikov assault rifle) · fr AK-47 (Kalashnikov assault rifle) · tr AK-47 (Kalashnikov assault rifle) · mk автома́т Кала́шникова (Kalashnikov assault rifle) · az AK-47 (Kalashnikov assault rifle) · sv kalasjnikov (Kalashnikov assault rifle) · pt AK-47 (Kalashnikov assault rifle) · ru АК-47 (Kalashnikov assault rifle) · ru автома́т Кала́шникова (Kalashnikov assault rifle) · fa اک ۴۷ (Kalashnikov assault rifle)