AK-47

noun

Definition of AK-47next
as in rifle

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Recent Examples of AK-47 The complaint also cites evidence that Mafi and a co-conspirator attempted to broker sales of AK-47 machine guns along with 240 million rounds of ammunition to the Sudanese Ministry of Defense. — Steve Scauzillo, Daily News, 19 Apr. 2026 He was struck with 11 bullets from enemy AK-47 fire along with grenade fragments from a nearby explosion. — Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 Apr. 2026 Foster was carrying an AK-47 when Perry shot and killed him. — Austin Sanders, Austin American Statesman, 23 Mar. 2026 Jesús Domínguez pushes through thick brush lining a rugged mountainside with an AK-47 slung over his shoulder and a grenade fastened to his leather belt. — ABC News, 20 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for AK-47
Recent Examples of Synonyms for AK-47
  1. rifle
  2. carbine
  3. shotgun
  4. machine gun
  5. submachine gun
  6. musket
  7. machine pistol
  8. tommy gun
Noun
  • After lighting the fire, Arrabaca also pulled out an airsoft rifle — a device commonly used in sports and recreation resembling a gun, but fires less lethal projectiles rather than bullets — and fired five to seven pellets, officials said.
    — Brynn Gingras, CNN Money, 20 July 2026
  • Tosh said authorities learned the suspect possessed an AR-15-style rifle and knives and had claimed to possess grenades.
    — David Benda, USA Today, 18 July 2026
Definition of rifle
Noun
  • The weapons used are not known, but likely included standard M4 carbines.
    — David Hambling, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2026
  • Klymenko, who wore body armor, said the man was carrying a carbine.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 18 Apr. 2026
Definition of carbine
Noun
  • But aside from dispatching shotgun-toting police agents to keep an eye on them, Venezuelan authorities mostly ignored the protesters.
    — John Otis, NPR, 16 July 2026
  • Popham murdered Elaine on November 1, 1979, after striking her from behind with frying pans, rendering her unconscious, and then shooting her in the head with Bunyard’s shotgun in the garage.
    — Eleanor Jacobs, PEOPLE, 14 July 2026
Definition of shotgun
Noun
  • According to prosecutors, a group of gunmen later tracked Bowman to Los Angeles in 2022, then stalked and ambushed him at a gas station near the Beverly Center, firing at least 18 rounds from multiple weapons, including a machine gun.
    — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 14 July 2026
  • In the hours that followed, a cart fixed with a rapid-fire machine gun advanced through town with impunity, like a primitive tank, firing at will on the largely un-armed Black residents.
    — Lee Cowan, CBS News, 12 July 2026
Definition of machine gun
Noun
  • On the roof, a three-year-old boy from Chile plays with a toy submachine gun, pointing it at anyone who comes within range.
    — Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 27 Feb. 2026
  • Police learned Pyles owns a handgun and a submachine gun, according to charging documents.
    — Jose R. Gonzalez, AZCentral.com, 20 Aug. 2025
Definition of submachine gun
Noun
  • Most of the statue was melted down and reformed into musket balls, and several of these are on display in the opening section of the show across from four large intact pieces of the original.
    — Cat Dawson, ARTnews.com, 3 July 2026
  • Those artifacts include musket balls found in the floorboards years ago during a renovation of Hollis Hall, a dormitory that soldiers used during fighting.
    — Ira Porter, Christian Science Monitor, 3 July 2026
Definition of musket
Noun
  • One casing is a 9mm caliber, likely a pistol, or a machine pistol or a submachine gun, Weir said.
    — Mohammad Al Sawalhi, CNN, 26 June 2024
  • Deputies also allegedly found a MAC-10 machine pistol and a 9 mm handgun under the passenger seat.
    — Jason Green, The Mercury News, 19 Aug. 2019
Definition of machine pistol
Noun
  • Gunfire disrupts the silence as Raya emerges through smoke, armed with a tommy gun.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 8 Jan. 2026
  • Gauging from the trailer, this grisly period piece appears to be set in the South with Jordan starring in a dual role as a pair of twins, at least one of whom gets to spray bullets with a retro tommy gun.
    — Meredith Blake, Los Angeles Times, 1 Jan. 2025
Definition of tommy gun

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