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AK-47

/ˌeɪ.keɪ.fɔː.tiˈsɛv.ən/

AK-47 noun: the Soviet-built 1947 Kalashnikov assault rifle or any similar rifle built to this design.

ak-47: the Soviet-built 1947 Kalashnikov assault rifle or any similar rifle built to this design
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Noun

AK-47 (plural AK-47s)

  1. The Soviet-built 1947 Kalashnikov assault rifle or any similar rifle built to this design.
    • Here we go. AK-47. The very best there is. When you absolutely, positively got to kill every motherfucker in the room, accept no substitutes.1997, Quentin Tarantino, Jackie Brown, spoken by Ordell Robbie (Samuel L. Jackson)
    • Iraqi security forces will start replacing their AK-47 rifles this year with the M-16s and M-4s used by U.S. troops, which will help track the weapons and cut down on theft, a senior U.S. military official said. […] The AK-47s handed in would then be registered in the database before being...2007 August 9, “M-16s a step forward for Iraqi forces, says US”, in Reuters
  2. A large South African sandwich; a kind of gatsby.

AK-47 meaning in Arabic and Persian

AK-47 in Arabic

Kalashnikov assault rifle
إيه كيه-47

AK-47 in Persian

Kalashnikov assault rifle
اک ۴۷ ak 47

Synonyms of AK-47

Forms of AK-47

pluralAK-47s
alternative formAK47

Origin of AK-47

Borrowed from Russian АК-47 (AK-47), shortened from автома́т Кала́шникова 1947 (avtomát Kalášnikova 1947) (Kalashnikov's automatic rifle), from the name of the designer Mikhail Kalashnikov.

Questions about AK-47

What does AK-47 mean?
AK-47 means the Soviet-built 1947 Kalashnikov assault rifle or any similar rifle built to this design.
What is AK-47 in Arabic?
AK-47 in Arabic is إيه كيه-47. See AK-47 meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is AK-47?
AK-47 is a noun.
How do you pronounce AK-47?
AK-47 is pronounced /ˌeɪ.keɪ.fɔː.tiˈsɛv.ən/ (UK).
What is the plural of AK-47?
The plural of AK-47 is AK-47s.

Words near AK-47 in the dictionary

  1. ajza
  2. ajza'
  3. ak
  4. Ak Koyunlu
  5. Ak Koyunlus
  6. AK-47
  7. AK-47s
  8. AK47
  9. AK47s
  10. aka
  11. aka miso

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