assault rifle
A military select-fire rifle or carbine that fires an intermediate-power cartridge,…A military select-fire rifle or carbine that fires an intermediate-power cartridge, from a detachable magazine.
» Tom asked Mary if she knew where he could buy an assault rifle.
Том спросил Мэри, не знает ли она, где можно купить штурмовую винтовку. — Werther
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2 sensesA military select-fire rifle or carbine that fires an intermediate-power cartridge, from a detachable magazine.
(colloquial)Any firearm meeting the definition of an assault weapon, and in the form of a rifle.
Sturmgewehr
штурмова́я винто́вкаšturmovája vintóvka, автома́тavtomát
штурмова́ гвинті́вкаšturmová hvyntívka, автома́тavtomát
- any of the automatic rifles or semiautomatic rifles with large magazines designed for military use
Examples
11 sentencesTom asked Mary if she knew where he could buy an assault rifle.
ruТом спросил Мэри, не знает ли она, где можно купить штурмовую винтовку. — Werther
Sami has a huge assault rifle.
Fadil was armed with an assault rifle.
Sami was armed with an assault rifle.
Tom was armed with an assault rifle.
Translations
9 languagesOrigin
Calque of German Sturmgewehr (literally “storm rifle”). The Maschinenpistole 44 was calledCalque of German Sturmgewehr (literally “storm rifle”). The Maschinenpistole 44 was called the Sturmgewehr by Adolf Hitler, whence it was renamed to represent the separate class of firearm it represented.
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Forms
plural: assault rifles| Singular | assault rifle |
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Synonyms
1 synonyms- any of the automatic rifles or semiautomatic rifles with large magazines designed for military use:assault gun