Assault rifle
Assault rifle noun - Any of the automatic rifles or semiautomatic rifles with large magazines designed for military use.
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Gun and assault rifle are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Gun" instead a noun phrase "Assault rifle".
Gun
Gun noun - A portable weapon from which a shot is discharged by gunpowder.
Usage example: while her father preferred hunting with a crossbow, she preferred a gun
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Nearby Word: gunroom
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There is a pistol, a shotgun and a sniper rifle, but instead of the usual submachine gun/assault rifle you get a rarer grenade launcher.
- While the dollar amount has stayed the same since the '30s, owning a machine gun or assault rifle is still far too expensive for most Americans due to the aforementioned value of such weapons.
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The medics in Vietcong are always armed with either a submachine gun or an assault rifle.
Source: Combat Medic
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