Kalashnikov
noun
Ka·lash·ni·kov
kə-ˈlash-nə-ˌkȯf 
-ˈläsh-,
-ˈkäf
: a Soviet-designed assault rifle
especially
: ak-47
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Now the residents who returned are battered by Russia’s advancing forces
Oleh Kalashnikov, the spokesperson for the 26th Artillery Brigade, said that the change in supplies in recent months has been significant.
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Ivana Kottasova, CNN, 24 Feb. 2024
Special forces have targeted numerous terror targets in the area, seizing combat equipment including explosives, grenades and Kalashnikov AK-47 rifles.
—Forbes International, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2024
At the time, the Treasury Department called Kalashnikov the largest firearms producer in Russia.
—David Ingram, NBC News, 18 Feb. 2024
Look at her go, blowing the heads off ISIS militants with her Kalashnikov!
—Alexandra Schwartz, The New Yorker, 5 Feb. 2024
The popularity of the Glock semiautomatic made Mr. Glock a billionaire and added his name to the array of weapons known by their makers: Kalashnikov, Beretta, Colt, Uzi and others.
—Brian Murphy, Washington Post, 28 Dec. 2023
Nearby, another patrol, dressed in white camouflage over their green fatigues and carrying Kalashnikov rifles or 9mm handguns, trekked to the snowy mountaintop overlooking Romania in about 90 minutes.
—Serhii Korolchuk, Washington Post, 8 Dec. 2023
The al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden often had a later-model Kalashnikov propped up behind him in his video addresses.
—Audrey Kurth Cronin, Foreign Affairs, 22 Nov. 2023
The tunnel shaft was uncovered in the area of the hospital underneath a shed alongside a vehicle containing numerous weapons including RPGs, explosives and Kalashnikov rifles.
—Abc News, ABC News, 19 Nov. 2023
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Ivana Kottasova, CNN, 24 Feb. 2024
Special forces have targeted numerous terror targets in the area, seizing combat equipment including explosives, grenades and Kalashnikov AK-47 rifles.
—Forbes International, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2024
At the time, the Treasury Department called Kalashnikov the largest firearms producer in Russia.
—David Ingram, NBC News, 18 Feb. 2024
Look at her go, blowing the heads off ISIS militants with her Kalashnikov!
—Alexandra Schwartz, The New Yorker, 5 Feb. 2024
The popularity of the Glock semiautomatic made Mr. Glock a billionaire and added his name to the array of weapons known by their makers: Kalashnikov, Beretta, Colt, Uzi and others.
—Brian Murphy, Washington Post, 28 Dec. 2023
Nearby, another patrol, dressed in white camouflage over their green fatigues and carrying Kalashnikov rifles or 9mm handguns, trekked to the snowy mountaintop overlooking Romania in about 90 minutes.
—Serhii Korolchuk, Washington Post, 8 Dec. 2023
The al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden often had a later-model Kalashnikov propped up behind him in his video addresses.
—Audrey Kurth Cronin, Foreign Affairs, 22 Nov. 2023
The tunnel shaft was uncovered in the area of the hospital underneath a shed alongside a vehicle containing numerous weapons including RPGs, explosives and Kalashnikov rifles.
—Abc News, ABC News, 19 Nov. 2023
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“Kalashnikov.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Kalashnikov. Accessed 20 Mar. 2025.
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