browning automatic rifle
noun
Simple meaning
A portable.30 caliber magazine-fed automatic rifle operated by gas pressure.
Pronunciation
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IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈbɹaʊnɪŋɔtəmætɪkɹaɪfəl
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
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Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
noun
A portable.30 caliber magazine-fed automatic rifle operated by gas pressure; used by united states troops in world war i and in world war ii and in the korean war
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
This meaning: A portable.30 caliber magazine-fed automatic rifle operated by gas pressure; used by united states troops in world war i and in world war ii and in the korean war
Used this way, browning automatic rifle is a specialist word with a faintly unfavourable edge. This is a military use: it belongs to service and operational language.
- Emotional tone
- Slightly negative
- Formality
- Specialist/technical
- Intensity
- Moderate
- How common
- Specialized
- Connotation
- Critical or judgemental
- Usage feel
- Clinical and detached
Where it naturally appears
- Military
- Historical writing
- News/reporting
- Technical/specialist writing
Usage note
In general conversation this sense usually needs explaining — outside its field, people reach for a plainer word.
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