AK-47

[ey-key-fawr-tee-sev-uhn]

noun

1. a Soviet-designed, gas-operated, magazine-fed assault rifle with a caliber of 7.62 millimeters, used for automatic or semiautomatic fire.

AK-47

noun

1. a type of Kalashnikov assault rifle

Word History and Origins

Origin of AK-47¹

First recorded in 1947; from Russian A(vtomat) K(alashnikova), automatic gun of Kalashnikov, after Mikhail Timofeevich Kalashnikov (1919–2013), Soviet arms engineer

Word History and Origins

Origin of AK-47¹

C20: from A(utomat) K(alashnikov)

Example Sentences

Messages exposed his command over a sprawling criminal enterprise and his involvement in the trafficking of high-powered weapons, including AK-47 rifles.

From BBC

Other communication revealed how Rothwell advertised and arranged for the purchase and storage of automatic firearms and live ammunition – most notably an AK-47 assault rifle as well as hordes of cocaine and ketamine.

From BBC

The second gun, Mr Beck said, fired at a rate that was "compatible" with the sound of an AK-47.

From BBC

They say Kurashov called into a foxhole for those inside to surrender and Hodniuk emerged unarmed and kneeled on the ground, only for Kurashov to shoot him with a burst from his AK-47.

From BBC

Judge J. Harvie Wilkinson, a Reagan appointee who was a finalist for a Supreme Court nomination in 2005, said the AR-15, AK-47 and similar rapid-fire rifles are not protected by the 2nd Amendment.

From Los Angeles Times