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assault rifle

as·sault ri·fle
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [uh-sawlt rahy-fuh l]
    • /əˈsɔlt ˈraɪ fəl/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [uh-sawlt rahy-fuh l]
    • /əˈsɔlt ˈraɪ fəl/

Definitions of assault rifle words

  • noun assault rifle a firearm that is capable of firing multiple rounds in a very short period 3
  • noun assault rifle a military rifle capable of both automatic and semiautomatic fire, utilizing an intermediate-power cartridge. 1
  • noun assault rifle a nonmilitary weapon modeled on the military assault rifle, usually modified to allow only semiautomatic fire. 1
  • noun assault rifle automatic machine gun 1
  • noun assault rifle A military style automatic rifle or carbine that fires a shortened rifle caliber round or lower-power smaller-calibre round, from a high-capacity magazine. 0
  • noun assault rifle (Colloquial) Any assault weapon. 0
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Origin of assault rifle

First appearance:

before 1970
One of the 2% newest English words
First recorded in 1970-75

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Parts of speech for Assault rifle

noun
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Full grammatical hierarchy of Assault rifle

assault rifle popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 32% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 75% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

assault rifle usage trend in Literature

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