- Garand rifle
- noun Etymology: John C. Garand Date: 1931 M1 rifle
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Garand rifle
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Garand rifle — ☆ Garand rifle [gar′ənd, gə rand′ ] n. [after J. C. Garand, U.S. engineer who invented it] a semiautomatic, rapid firing, .30 caliber rifle: the former standard infantry weapon of the U.S. Army: see also SPRINGFIELD RIFLE … English World dictionary
Garand rifle — noun a semiautomatic rifle • Syn: ↑Garand, ↑M 1, ↑M 1 rifle • Hypernyms: ↑semiautomatic firearm, ↑rifle * * * noun see m 1 * * * /gar euhnd, g … Useful english dictionary
Garand rifle — /gar euhnd, geuh rand /. See M 1. [1935 40; named after John C. GARAND] * * * ▪ weapon also called M1 rifle semiautomatic, gas operated .30 calibre rifle adopted by the U.S. Army in 1936. It was developed by John C. Garand (Garand, John C … Universalium
Garand rifle — Gar′and ri′fle [[t]ˈgær ənd, gəˈrænd[/t]] n. mil See M 1 • Etymology: 1935–40; after John C. Garand (1888–1974), who invented the semiautomatic rifle … From formal English to slang
M1 Garand rifle — Infobox Weapon name=Rifle, Caliber .30, M1 caption= origin=flag|United States type=Semi automatic rifle is ranged=yes service=1936–1963 used by=See Users wars=World War II, Korean War, Vietnam War (limited) designer=John C. Garand design… … Wikipedia
garand — n. [From the inventor, John C. Garand.] A semiautomatic rifle, also called the {M 1}, used by soldiers of the U. S. army in World War II and Korea. It was the standard weapon issued to infantrymen. Syn: Garand rifle, M 1, M 1 rifle. [WordNet 1.5… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Garand — noun a semiautomatic rifle • Syn: ↑Garand rifle, ↑M 1, ↑M 1 rifle • Hypernyms: ↑semiautomatic firearm, ↑rifle * * * noun or … Useful english dictionary
Garand, John C(antius) — born Jan. 1, 1888, St. Rémi, Que., Can. died Feb. 16, 1974, Springfield, Mass., U.S. Canadian born U.S. firearms engineer. He moved with his family to Connecticut in 1898. From 1919 he worked as a civilian employee at the Springfield Armory.… … Universalium
M1 Garand — Rifle, Caliber .30, M1 M1 Garand with en bloc clips. Type Semi automatic rifle Place of origin … Wikipedia
Garand, John C. — ▪ American engineer in full John Cantius Garand born Jan. 1, 1888, St. Rémi, Quebec, Can. died Feb. 16, 1974, Springfield, Mass., U.S. Canadian born U.S. firearms engineer, inventor of the M1 semiautomatic rifle, with which U.S. infantrymen… … Universalium
