: a Soviet-designed 7.62 mm (.30 cal.) gas-operated magazine-fed rifle for automatic or semiautomatic fire

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That briefing also said police had found two rifles — an AK-47 and an AR-platform rifle — along with ammunition next to the exploded vehicle. Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 17 May 2025 Armored personnel carriers block the gate of the sprawling compound and security officers wielding AK-47s patrol the perimeter. Abdi Latif Dahir, New York Times, 16 May 2025 The book details how the rancher must patrol his property with an AK-47 daily to guard against drug runners. José Ignacio Castañeda Perez, The Arizona Republic, 15 Feb. 2025 When he was arrested in Miami-Dade in December 2022, he was also found with an AK-47, according to court records. David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 4 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for AK-47

Word History

Etymology

Russian avtomat Kalashnikova 1947 Kalashnikov automatic rifle of 1947

First Known Use

1962, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of AK-47 was in 1962

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“AK-47.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/AK-47. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.

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