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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The book details how the rancher must patrol his property with an AK-47 daily to guard against drug runners.
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José Ignacio Castañeda Perez, The Arizona Republic, 15 Feb. 2025
When he was arrested in Miami-Dade in December 2022, he was also found with an AK-47, according to court records.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 4 Feb. 2025
The North Korean soldier was carrying an AK-12 assault rifle – the newer model of the standard issue AK-47, Amur said.
—Nick Paton Walsh, CNN, 28 Jan. 2025
Melanie Stetson Freeman/Staff Bishop Curry wears a cross made from an AK-47.
—Melanie Stetson Freeman, The Christian Science Monitor, 21 Jan. 2025
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José Ignacio Castañeda Perez, The Arizona Republic, 15 Feb. 2025
When he was arrested in Miami-Dade in December 2022, he was also found with an AK-47, according to court records.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 4 Feb. 2025
The North Korean soldier was carrying an AK-12 assault rifle – the newer model of the standard issue AK-47, Amur said.
—Nick Paton Walsh, CNN, 28 Jan. 2025
Melanie Stetson Freeman/Staff Bishop Curry wears a cross made from an AK-47.
—Melanie Stetson Freeman, The Christian Science Monitor, 21 Jan. 2025
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“AK-47.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/AK-47. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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