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 a checkpoint, a young soldier with a large assault rifle enters the bus and the previously noisy youngsters fall silent.
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Alissa Simon, Variety, 21 Nov. 2025
But one of the first weapons surrendered was an actual AK-47 military assault rifle.
—John Ramos, CBS News, 16 Nov. 2025
Police said a search of the man’s residence also led to the discovery of an assault rifle, ammunition magazines and 900 rounds of ammunition.
—Rick Hurd, Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2025
On May 7, 2014, the informant made an undercover purchase of an assault rifle from Farzam at the hotelier’s Brentwood home, the investigation reports show.
—Ray Sanchez, CNN Money, 2 Nov. 2025
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Alissa Simon, Variety, 21 Nov. 2025
But one of the first weapons surrendered was an actual AK-47 military assault rifle.
—John Ramos, CBS News, 16 Nov. 2025
Police said a search of the man’s residence also led to the discovery of an assault rifle, ammunition magazines and 900 rounds of ammunition.
—Rick Hurd, Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2025
On May 7, 2014, the informant made an undercover purchase of an assault rifle from Farzam at the hotelier’s Brentwood home, the investigation reports show.
—Ray Sanchez, CNN Money, 2 Nov. 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 26 Nov. 2025.
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