AK-47
noun
: a Soviet-designed 7.62 mm (.30 cal.) gas-operated magazine-fed rifle for automatic or semiautomatic fire
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With no option but to land uninvited, Osborn steered the plane toward a runway, where Chinese military trucks and some two dozen soldiers cradling AK-47s were already waiting.
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Jane Perlez, Foreign Affairs, 5 July 2024
During the investigation, authorities seized a Century Arms AK-47 rifle, Glock 26 semi-automatic pistol, High Standard revolver, Taurus PT111 9mm handgun, FN Tactical Model 502 .22 caliber pistol, Glock 19x 9mm pistol and a High Standard M200 20 gauge shotgun.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 24 May 2024
Jette noted the ejection pattern of the AK-47, and the position of the wound and Buitimea's body, showed where the shot came from.
Larkin also said the medical examiner was unable to determine the time of death.
—Sarah Lapidus, The Arizona Republic, 19 Apr. 2024
You're being held at gunpoint by towering figures wearing black and holding AK-47s.
—Pamela Appea, Parents, 7 Apr. 2024
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Jane Perlez, Foreign Affairs, 5 July 2024
During the investigation, authorities seized a Century Arms AK-47 rifle, Glock 26 semi-automatic pistol, High Standard revolver, Taurus PT111 9mm handgun, FN Tactical Model 502 .22 caliber pistol, Glock 19x 9mm pistol and a High Standard M200 20 gauge shotgun.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 24 May 2024
Jette noted the ejection pattern of the AK-47, and the position of the wound and Buitimea's body, showed where the shot came from.
Larkin also said the medical examiner was unable to determine the time of death.
—Sarah Lapidus, The Arizona Republic, 19 Apr. 2024
You're being held at gunpoint by towering figures wearing black and holding AK-47s.
—Pamela Appea, Parents, 7 Apr. 2024
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“AK-47.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/AK-47. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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