Kalashnikov

Definitions

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

Equivalents

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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