Meaning of Kalashnikov | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A particular model of Russian assault rifle.
2. A transliteration of the Russian surname Кала́шников (Kalášnikov).

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Examples

“A Cameroonian soldier lies in a trench, the tip of his Kalashnikov rifle pointing toward the Nigerian town of Gambaru, which has been taken over by Boko Haram terrorists.”

“So, we are prepared to bear arms and yesterday we were given Kalashnikovs so we will be able to resist if Russian forces will come to Kyiv.”

“As if he were assembling a collection of Russian scary stories, the director Dmitrii Kalashnikov makes the bizarre beguiling.”

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