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Meaning of M-16 | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1

Definitions

A lightweight assault rifle, originating from the Vietnam War period.

US

Examples

“Not long after it started selling M-16s to the military, Colt began marketing the semi-automatic AR-15 to civilians.”
“The legislation specifically bans several AR-15 style weapons by name. The weapons — semi-automatic variants of the M-4 and M-16 type weapons issued to US troops — have been used in a plethora of shootings in the past few years, including the October 27 attack on the Tree of Life synagogue.”

CEFR level

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This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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