assault rifle

1. A rifle that has a detachable magazine and is capable of both automatic and semiautomatic fire, designed for individual use in combat.

2. An assault weapon having a rifled bore and a shoulder stock.

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assault rifle

assault weapon

(Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery) chiefly US a semiautomatic firearm with additional features such as a large magazine, a bayonet fitting, etc

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assault′ ri`fle

1. a military rifle capable of both automatic and semiautomatic fire, utilizing an intermediate-power cartridge.

2. a nonmilitary weapon modeled on the military assault rifle, usu. modified to allow only semiautomatic fire.

[1970–75]

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun

assault rifle - any of the automatic rifles or semiautomatic rifles with large magazines designed for military use

assault gun

automatic, automatic rifle, machine rifle - light machine gun

armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker"

Translations

بندقية هجومية

автомат

útočná puška

stormgevær

Sturmgewehr

fusafusil de asaltorifle de asalto

rynnäkkökivääri

fusil d'assaut

רובה סער

gépkarabély

senapan serbu

hríðskotariffill

Fucile d'assalto

アサルトライフル

돌격소총

automatasšturmo šautuvais

aanvalsgeweer

automatgevær

fuzil de assalto

автомат штурмовая винтовка

automat

avtomatska puškajurišna puška

automatkarbin

piyade Tüfeği

突擊步槍

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