M16


Meaning of M16 in English

¦emsikˈstēn noun

or m16 rifle

( -s )

Usage: usually capitalized M

Etymology: m odel 16

: a .223 caliber (5.56 mm.) gas-operated magazine-fed automatic or semiautomatic rifle used by United States troops since the mid 1960s

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