Ga·rand

(gə-rănd′, găr′ənd)

See M-1.

[After John Cantius Garand (1888-1974), Canadian-born American inventor.]

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Noun

Garand - a semiautomatic rifle

Garand rifle, M-1, M-1 rifle

rifle - a shoulder firearm with a long barrel and a rifled bore; "he lifted the rifle to his shoulder and fired"

semiautomatic firearm - an autoloader that fires only one shot at each pull of the trigger

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