WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
asˈsault ˌri•fle, n. [countable]
  1. Militaryan automatic rifle that has features of a submachine gun.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
assault′ ri′fle, 
  1. Militarya military rifle capable of both automatic and semiautomatic fire, utilizing an intermediate-power cartridge.
  2. Militarya nonmilitary weapon modeled on the military assault rifle, usu. modified to allow only semiautomatic fire.
  • 1970–75

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
assault rifle, assault weapon n
  1. chiefly US a firearm that is capable of firing multiple rounds in a very short period
'assault rifle' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
AK-47

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