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Definition of Kalashnikov noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Kalashnikov

noun
 
/kəˈlæʃnɪkɒf/
 
/kəˈlɑːʃnɪkɑːf/
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  1. a type of rifle (= a long gun) that can fire bullets very quicklyTopics War and conflictc2
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryKalashnikov is used before these nouns:
    • rifle
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    Word Origin1970s: named after Mikhail T. Kalashnikov (born 1919), the Russian designer of the weapons.
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