Kalashnikov
pronunciation
How to pronounce Kalashnikov in British English:
UK [kəˈlæʃnɪkɒf]
How to pronounce Kalashnikov in American English:
US [kəˈlæʃnɪkɔf]
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- Noun:
- a type of submachine gun made in Russia
Word Origin
- Kalashnikov (n.)
- type of rifle or submachine gun made in the U.S.S.R., 1968, from Russian Kalashnikov, weapon developed in Soviet Union c. 1946 and named for Mikhail Kalashnikov, gun designer and part of the team that built it. In AK-47, the AK stands for Avtomat Kalashnikov.
Example
- 1. That 's why it is hard to be romantic about a kalashnikov .
- 2. Mr acellam was armed with a single kalashnikov and just eight bullets .
- 3. Nomadic tuareg tribesmen , carrying kalashnikov rifles , once criss-crossed the barren north on camels .
- 4. The ak-47 was the brainchild of self-taught inventor mikhail kalashnikov , the son of peasants .
- 5. What do these rifles tell us ? They tell us that the kalashnikov age is nowhere near over .