AK-47

Borrowed from Russian АК-47 (AK-47), shortened from автома́т Кала́шникова 1947 (avtomát Kalášnikova 1947) (Kalachnikov's automatic rifle), from the name of the designer Mikhail Kalashnikov.

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌeɪ.keɪ.fɔː.tiˈsɛv.ən/

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AK-47 (plural AK-47s)

1. The Soviet-built 1947 Kalashnikov assault rifle or any similar rifle built to this design.
   • 1997, Quentin Tarantino, Jackie Brown, spoken by Ordell Robbie (Samuel L. Jackson):

     Here we go. AK-47. The very best there is. When you absolutely, positively got to kill every motherfucker in the room, accept no substitutes.

   • 2007 August 9, “M-16s a step forward for Iraqi forces, says US”, in Reuters‎^[1]:

     Iraqi security forces will start replacing their AK-47 rifles this year with the M-16s and M-4s used by U.S. troops, which will help track the weapons and cut down on theft, a senior U.S. military official said. […] The AK-47s handed in would then be registered in the database before being redistributed to new units formed as Iraq takes over security control from U.S.-led forces, he said.

2. A large South African sandwich; a kind of gatsby.

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AK-47 f (plural AK-47 or AKs-47 or AK-47s)

1. AK-47 (the Soviet-built 1947 Kalashnikov assault rifle)