Pronunciation: ' ā - ' k ā - ˌ fo ̇ r-t ē - ' se-v ə n
Function: noun
Etymology: Russian a vtomat K alashnikova 19 47 Kalashnikov automatic rifle of 1947
Date: 1968
: a Soviet-designed 7.62 mm (.30 cal.) gas-operated magazine-fed rifle for automatic or semiautomatic fire