assault rifle en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /əˈsɑlt ˈɹaɪfəl/ (cot-caught-merger)
- /əˈsɔːlt ˈɹaɪfəl/ (UK)
- /əˈsɒlt ˈɹaɪfəl/ (UK)
- (General-American, US) audio
- /əˈsɔlt ˈɹaɪfəl/ (US)
Etymology
Calque of German Sturmgewehr (literally “storm rifle”). The Maschinenpistole 44 was called the Sturmgewehr by Adolf Hitler, whence it was renamed to represent the separate class of firearm it represented.
Meanings
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A military select-fire rifle or carbine that fires an intermediate-power cartridge, from a detachable magazine.
A man dressed as a lab tech, his blue scrubs startlingly pale against the vivid red and black chaos, moved into sight from behind the SUV. He carried an assault rifle.
2014, Jeff Jacobson, Growth, page 23:
- (colloquial) Any firearm meeting the definition of an assault weapon, and in the form of a rifle.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| assault rifles | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Relateds
machine carbine · machine rifle · trench broom · machine gun · machine pistol · submachine gun · battle rifle · automatic rifle
Translations (44)
sv automatkarbin (a rifle) · de Sturmgewehr (a rifle) · nl aanvalsgeweer (a rifle) · id senapan serbu (a rifle) · lt automatas (a rifle) · hu gépkarabély (a rifle) · fo álopsbyrsa (a rifle) · be аўтамат (a rifle) · es fusa (a rifle) · az avtomat (a rifle) · ja アサルトライフル (a rifle) · sk automat (a rifle) · cs útočná puška (a rifle) · it fucile d'assalto (a rifle) · ar بُنْدُقِيَّة هُجُومِيَّة (a rifle) · hy ինքնաձիգ (a rifle) · tr piyade Tüfeği (a rifle) · ko 돌격소총 (a rifle) · es rifle de asalto (a rifle) · lt šturmo šautuvais (a rifle) · is hríðskotariffill (a rifle) · sv stormgevär (a rifle) · sl jurišna puška (a rifle) · no automatgevær (a rifle) · ru штурмова́я винто́вка (a rifle) · cmn 攻擊步槍 /攻击步枪 (a rifle) · hy գրոհային հրացան (a rifle) · es fusil de asalto (a rifle) · bg автома́т (a rifle) · ja 突撃銃 (a rifle) · he רובה סער (a rifle) · uk автома́т (a rifle) · eo sturmofusilo (a rifle) · ru автома́т (a rifle) · fr fusil d'assaut (a rifle) · cmn 突擊步槍 /突击步枪 (a rifle) · fi rynnäkkökivääri (a rifle) · pt fuzil de assalto (a rifle) · pl karabin automatyczny (a rifle) · acw رَشَّاش (a rifle) · sl avtomatska puška (a rifle) · da stormgevær (a rifle) · is árásarriffill (a rifle) · uk штурмова́ гвинті́вка (a rifle)