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Kalashnikov

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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Ka·lash·ni·kov /kəˈlæʃnɪkɒf $ -kɒːf/ noun [countable]  PMWa type of rifle (=long gun) that can fire very quickly 卡拉什尼科夫步[冲锋]枪,AK47 [冲锋]
Examples from the Corpus
KalashnikovThe price of a Kalashnikov has soared in just a few days from $ 50 to about $ 250 Tuesday.The murder weapon, a Kalashnikov free of fingerprints, was left at the scene in a plastic bag.Teen-agers wearing face masks swagger through small towns carrying Kalashnikovs.Mehboob took us to his house, where he produced his own collection of Kalashnikovs.The first thing I saw was Jahangir's Kalashnikov, so I held my arms up high in mock surrender.The Kalashnikov is accurate to about 300 meters, compared to 550 meters for the M-16.
Origin Kalashnikov (1900-2000) M. T. Kalashnikov, Russian inventor of the gun
Ka·lash·ni·kov nounChineseSyllable
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Kalashnikov
Kalashnikov /kəˈlæʃnɪkɒf $ -kɒːf/ noun [countable]
 Date: 1900-2000
 Origin: M. T. Kalashnikov, Russian inventor of the gun
a type of rifle (=long gun) that can fire very quickly


Ka·lash·ni·kovBrE /kəˈlæʃnɪkɒf/ 🔊NAmE /kəˈlæʃnɪkɔːf/ 🔊 nouna type of rifle (= a long gun) that can fire bullets very quickly 卡拉什尼科夫步枪(或冲锋枪)