KALASHNIKOV

Meaning of KALASHNIKOV in English

/ kəˈlæʃnɪkɒf; NAmE -kɔːf/ noun

a type of rifle (= a long gun) that can fire bullets very quickly

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WORD ORIGIN

1970s: named after Mikhail T. Kalashnikov (born 1919), the Russian designer of the weapons.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

KALASHNIKOV — noun Etymology: Mikhail Timofeevich ~ b1919 Soviet weapons designer Date: 1970 a Soviet-designed assault rifle
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
KALASHNIKOV — n. Russian sub-machine gun or rifle
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
KALASHNIKOV — noun Etymology: Mikhail Timofeevich Kalashnikov b 1919 Soviet weapons designer Date: 1970 : a Soviet-designed assault rifle ; especially : …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
KALASHNIKOV — [ kə'laʃnɪkɒf , -'lα:ʃ- ] ■ noun a type of rifle or sub-machine gun made in Russia. Origin 1970s: named …
Concise Oxford English vocab
KALASHNIKOV — Kalashnikov trademark BrE AmE kə ˈlæʃ nɪ kɒf -nə- AmE \ -ˈlɑːʃ nɪ kɑːf ▷ Kalashnikov|s s
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
KALASHNIKOV — Ka ‧ lash ‧ ni ‧ kov /kəˈlæʃnɪkɒf $ -kɒːf/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1900-2000 ; Origin: M. …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
KALASHNIKOV — ( Kalashnikovs) A Kalashnikov is a type of rifle that is made in Russia. N-COUNT
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
KALASHNIKOV — (~s) A ~ is a type of rifle that is made in Russia. N-COUNT
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
KALASHNIKOV — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Mehboob took us to his house, where he produced his own collection of Kalashnikovs. ▪ …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
KALASHNIKOV — [noun] [C] - (the name of the maker of) a Russian-made rifle which can fire bullets continuouslyThey believed that the …
Cambridge English vocab
KALASHNIKOV — noun
Oxford Collocations Dictionary Second Edition
KALASHNIKOV — noun Kalashnikov is used before these nouns: ↑ rifle
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
KALASHNIKOV — n. калашников
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KALASHNIKOV — n. калашников
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KALASHNIKOV — , kəˈl:ʃnɪ,kɔf сущ. автомат Калашникова
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
KALASHNIKOV — сущ. автомат Калашникова
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
KALASHNIKOV — n. Pronunciation: k ə - ' lash-n ə - ˌ ko ̇ f, - ' läsh-, - ' käf Function: …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
KALASHNIKOV SUBMACHINE GUN — type of submachine gun developed in the Soviet Union
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AK-47 — noun Etymology: Russian avtomat Kalashnikova 1947 Kalashnikov automatic rifle of 1947 Date: 1968 a Soviet-designed 7.62 mm (.30 cal.) gas-operated …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
ASSAULT RIFLE — Military firearm that is chambered for ammunition of reduced size or propellant charge and has the capacity to switch between …
Английский словарь Британика
AK -47 — Soviet assault rifle . Designed by Mikhail T. Kalashnikov (its name stands for "automatic Kalashnikov 1947"), it had both semiautomatic …
Английский словарь Британика
AK-47 — ˌāˌkāˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun ( -s ) Usage: usually capitalized A&K Etymology: Russian a utomat K alashnikova 19 47 …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
AK-47 — noun Etymology: Russian a vtomat K alashnikova 19 47 Kalashnikov automatic rifle of 1947 Date: 1968 : a Soviet-designed 7.62 …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
AK-47 — ■ noun a type of assault rifle originally manufactured in the Soviet Union. Origin 1970s: abbrev. of Russ. Avtomat Kalashnikov …
Concise Oxford English vocab
AK-47 — [AK-47] n [Russ avtomat Kalashnikova 1947 Kalashnikov automatic rifle of 1947] (1968): a Soviet-designed 7.62 mm (.30 cal.) gas-operated magazine-fed …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SMALL ARM — any handheld firearm. Since the introduction of the flintlock musket in the 17th century, military small arms have gone through …
Britannica English vocabulary
ASSAULT RIFLE
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RUBINSTEIN, ANTON — born , Nov. 16 [Nov. 28, New Style], 1829, Vykhvatinets, Podolia province, Russia died Nov. 8 , 1894, Peterhof [now …
Britannica English vocabulary
AK-47 — also called Kalashnikov Model 1947, Soviet assault rifle, one of the most widely used shoulder weapons in the world. The …
Britannica English vocabulary
AK -47 — Soviet assault rifle . Designed by Mikhail T. Kalashnikov (its name stands for "automatic Kalashnikov 1947"), it had both semiautomatic …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
EPONYM — n. 25B6; noun . See list. Eponyms eponym person America Amerigo Vespucci (Italian explorer) Baedeker Karl Baedeker (German publisher) Bailey …
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