Kalashnikov

Proper noun

Kalashnikov (plural Kalashnikovs)

1. A particular model of Russian assault rifle.
   • A Cameroonian soldier lies in a trench, the tip of his Kalashnikov rifle pointing toward the Nigerian town of Gambaru, which has been taken over by Boko Haram terrorists.2015 February 20, Ngala Killian Chimtom, “Soldiers from Cameroon, Chad take on Boko Haram at Nigerian border”, in CNN
   • So, we are prepared to bear arms and yesterday we were given Kalashnikovs so we will be able to resist if Russian forces will come to Kyiv.2022 February 25, Kira Rudik, 1:36 from the start, in Ukrainian parliament member says she's armed and ready to fight, CNN
2. A transliteration of the Russian surname Кала́шников (Kalášnikov).
   • As if he were assembling a collection of Russian scary stories, the director Dmitrii Kalashnikov makes the bizarre beguiling.2018 January 18, Teo Bugbee, “Review: In ‘The Road Movie,’ Russian Highways Are the Final Frontier”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the...