M16

Meaning of M16 in English

noun Etymology: model 16 Date: 1968 a .223 caliber (5.56 millimeter) gas-operated magazine-fed rifle for semiautomatic or automatic operation used by United States troops since the mid 1960s

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M16 — ¦emsikˈstēn noun or m16 rifle ( -s ) Usage: usually capitalized M Etymology: m odel 16 : a .223 caliber …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
M16 — noun Etymology: m odel 16 Date: 1968 : a .223 caliber (5.56 millimeter) gas-operated magazine-fed rifle for semiautomatic or automatic …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
M16 — [M16] n [model 16] (1968): a .223 caliber (5.56 mm.) gas-operated magazine-fed rifle for semiautomatic or automatic operation used by …
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M16 — M16 rifle
Русско-Американский Английский словарь
M16 — Pronunciation: ˌ em-( ˌ )sik- ' st ē n Function: noun Etymology: m odel 16 Date: 1968 : a .223 …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
M16 RIFLE — or AR-15 The M16, designed by Eugene M. Stoner in the 1950s for the ArmaLite Division of Fairchild Engine and …
Английский словарь Британика
M16 RIFLE — noun see m16
Webster's New International English Dictionary
M16 RIFLE — also called Ar-15, assault rifle adopted as a standard weapon by the U.S. Army in 1967. The M16 superseded the …
Britannica English vocabulary
M16 RIFLE — or AR-15 Assault rifle adopted as a standard weapon by the U.S. Army in 1967. The M16, designed by Eugene …
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M16 RIFLE — M16
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M16 MINE — M16
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SPRINGFIELD RIFLE — Any of several Springfield Armory . The most famous began as the Model 1903 Springfield, an adaptation of the German …
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RIFLE — I Firearm whose barrel is rifled (i.e., has spiral grooves cut inside it to give a spin to the projectile). …
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CARBINE — Light, short-barreled rifle . The first carbines, from the muzzle-loading muskets of the 18th century to the lever-action repeaters of …
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ASSAULT RIFLE — Military firearm that is chambered for ammunition of reduced size or propellant charge and has the capacity to switch between …
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AK -47 — Soviet assault rifle . Designed by Mikhail T. Kalashnikov (its name stands for "automatic Kalashnikov 1947"), it had both semiautomatic …
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AR15 — ˈāˈär(ˈ)fif¦tēn noun or ar15 rifle ( -s ) Usage: usually capitalized A&R Etymology: from Arabic malite, the manufacturer : a …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CARBINE — light, short-barrelled musket or rifle. The word, the source of which is obscure, seems to have originated in the late …
Britannica English vocabulary
ASSAULT RIFLE
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ARMALITE RIFLE — any of several lightweight, small-calibre assault rifles designed by the American manufacturer Armalite, Inc. The first Armalite rifle, the AR-10, …
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WORK OF ART — noun EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ His stomach muscles are a work of art . EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ But …
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SOUND — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bell sounds ▪ Somewhere across the valley a bell sounded. a deep/sound/heavy sleep …
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SERVICE — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bus service (= a service that provides regular buses ) ▪ It's a …
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RIFLE — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a pistol/rifle shot ▪ A pistol shot rang out in the darkness. air rifle …
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REFLECTION — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE accurate ▪ The map is drawn to help the traveller, not to be an …
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PORT — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES first port of call ▪ My first port of call will be the post …
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MINCE — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES mince pie COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADVERB finely ▪ Finely mince the lemon and …
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MATURE — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a mature student especially BrE (= a student who is over 25 years old …
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LOGICAL — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a brilliant/enquiring/logical etc mind ▪ a bright child with an enquiring mind a logical order …
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INTELLIGENCE — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES artificial intelligence CIA/FBI/intelligence etc operatives intelligence agent ▪ an intelligence agent intelligence quotient superior knowledge/intelligence …
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INFIGHTING — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Despite the policy agreements, the infighting over the succession to both Mitterrand and Mauroy had …
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