assault rifle
noun
: any of various intermediate-range, magazine-fed military rifles (such as the AK-47) that can be set for automatic or semiautomatic fire
also
: a rifle that resembles a military assault rifle but is designed to allow only semiautomatic fire
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At least nine people were killed early Sunday as a group of assailants opened fire with pistols and an assault rifle at a South African tavern, local police officials said.
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Liezl Thom, ABC News, 21 Dec. 2025
Authorities also conducted a search at a home on the 900 block of Ellsworth Street and located an automatic pistol with an extended magazine and assault rifle.
—Tim Fang, CBS News, 19 Dec. 2025
At the same time, some companies also promoted assault rifles to white supremacist groups who believe a race war is imminent, the investigation found.
—Fred Clasen-Kelly, USA Today, 19 Dec. 2025
Less than a month after the slaughter New Zealand introduced a nationwide ban on semi-automatic weapons and assault rifles.
—Hilary Whiteman, CNN Money, 15 Dec. 2025
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Liezl Thom, ABC News, 21 Dec. 2025
Authorities also conducted a search at a home on the 900 block of Ellsworth Street and located an automatic pistol with an extended magazine and assault rifle.
—Tim Fang, CBS News, 19 Dec. 2025
At the same time, some companies also promoted assault rifles to white supremacist groups who believe a race war is imminent, the investigation found.
—Fred Clasen-Kelly, USA Today, 19 Dec. 2025
Less than a month after the slaughter New Zealand introduced a nationwide ban on semi-automatic weapons and assault rifles.
—Hilary Whiteman, CNN Money, 15 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for assault rifle
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“Assault rifle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/assault%20rifle. Accessed 24 Dec. 2025.
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