M1 rifle

noun

ˈem-ˈwən- 

: a .30 caliber gas-operated clip-fed semiautomatic rifle used by U.S. troops in World War II

Examples of M1 rifle in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

His M1 rifle had been lost but was later found by a French farmer in Picauville, just south of the drop zone where the 508th landed. — Washington Post, 13 Oct. 2020

Word History

First Known Use

1938, in the meaning defined above