assault rifle
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assault rifle
- /əˈsɒlt ˈɹaɪfəl/ UK
- /əˈsɔːlt ˈɹaɪfəl/ UK
- /əˈsɔlt ˈɹaɪfəl/ US
- /əˈsɑlt ˈɹaɪfəl/ cot caught merger
Where it comes from
Calque of German Sturmgewehr (literally “storm rifle”). The Maschinenpistole 44 was called the Sturmgewehr by Adolf Hitler, whence it was renamed to represent the separate class of firearm it represented.
noun assault rifles
- A military select-fire rifle or carbine that fires an intermediate-power cartridge, from a detachable magazine. A man dressed as a lab tech, his blue scrubs startlingly pale against the vivid red and black chaos, moved into sight from behind the SUV. He carried an assault rifle.
- Any firearm meeting the definition of an assault weapon, and in the form of a rifle.
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noun a rifle
| Español | fusil de asalto, rifle de asalto, fusa |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 돌격소총 dolgyeoksochong |
| 日本語 | 突撃銃 totsugekijū, アサルトライフル asarutoraifuru |
| 中文 | 突擊步槍 /突击步枪 tūjī bùqiāng, 攻擊步槍 /攻击步枪 |
| Português | fuzil de assalto |
| Français | fusil d'assaut |
| Deutsch | Sturmgewehr |
| Italiano | fucile d'assalto |
| Русский | штурмова́я винто́вка šturmovája vintóvka, автома́т avtomát |
| العربية | بُنْدُقِيَّة هُجُومِيَّة bunduqiyya hujūmiyya |
| עברית | רובה סער |
Talk about this word "assault rifle." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/assault%20rifle. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. assault rifle. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/assault%20rifle "assault rifle." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/assault%20rifle.Cite this
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title = {assault rifle},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/assault%20rifle},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
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