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Definition of 'assault rifle'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) assault rifle
a military rifle capable of both automatic and semiautomatic fire, utilizing an intermediate-power cartridge.

2. assault rifle
a nonmilitary weapon modeled on the military assault rifle, usu. modified to allow only semiautomatic fire.

Etymology: (1970–75)

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Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) assault rifle, assault gun
any of the automatic rifles or semiautomatic rifles with large magazines designed for military use

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