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Meaning of "M-1 rifle" in the English dictionary

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WHAT DOES M-1 RIFLE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

M-1 rifle

M1 Garand

The M1 Garand is a semi-automatic rifle chambered for the.30-06 Springfield rifle cartridge. It was the first standard-issue semi-automatic rifle. Called "the greatest battle implement ever devised" by General George S. Patton, the Garand officially replaced the bolt-action M1903 Springfield as the standard service rifle of the United States Armed Forces in 1936 and was subsequently replaced by the selective fire M14, starting in 1957. During World War II, the M1 gave U.S. forces a distinct advantage in firefights against their Axis enemies, as their standard-issue rifles were slower-firing bolt-action rifles. The M1 continued to be used in large numbers until 1963 and to a lesser degree until 1976. Like its predecessor, the M1 originated from the Springfield Armory. The M1 is an air-cooled, gas-operated, clip-fed, semi-automatic, shoulder-fired weapon. This means that the air cools the barrel; that the power to cock the rifle and chamber the succeeding round comes from the expanding gas of the round fired previously; that it is loaded by inserting an en-bloc metal clip into the receiver; and that the rifle fires one round each time the trigger is pulled.

Definition of M-1 rifle in the English dictionary

The definition of M-1 rifle in the dictionary is a semiautomatic.30 calibre rifle: the basic infantry weapon of the US Army in World War II and the Korean War Also called: Garand rifle.

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WORDS THAT END LIKE M-1 RIFLE

air rifle
assault rifle
Browning automatic rifle
Enfield rifle
express rifle
Garand rifle
hunting rifle
pea rifle
rifle
service rifle
Springfield rifle
stifle
trifle
Winchester rifle

Synonyms and antonyms of M-1 rifle in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «M-1 rifle» into 25 languages

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The translations of M-1 rifle from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «M-1 rifle» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

M-1步枪
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

M- 1 rifle
570 millions of speakers

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M-1 rifle
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

एम -1 राइफल
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

M- 1 بندقية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

M- 1 винтовка
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Rifle M-1
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

এম -1 রাইফেল
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

M- 1 fusil
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

M-1 senapang
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

M-1 -Gewehr
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

M-1ライフル
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

M- 1 소총
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

M-1 senapan
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

M-1 khẩu súng trường
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

M-1 துப்பாக்கி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

एम -1 रायफल
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

M-1 tüfek
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

M - 1 fucile
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Karabin M- 1
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

M - 1 гвинтівка
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

M - 1 pușcă
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

M - 1 τουφέκι
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

M- 1 geweer
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

M- 1 gevär
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

M-1 rifle
5 millions of speakers

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Jack Kirby
I was handed a chocolate bar and an M-1 rifle and told to go kill Hitler.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «M-1 RIFLE»

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The Gun Digest Book of Assault Weapons
Another firm, Intra Arms with headquarters in Knoxville, Tennessee, is producing what it called the IAI M-333, an immediate clone of the Garand M-1 rifle. Also included among the company's products is a replica of the 30 M-1 Carbine, which is ...
Jack Lewis, Robert K. Campbell, David Steele, 2007
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The Encyclopedia of the Vietnam War: A Political, Social, ...
With a few significant exceptions, U.S. ground troops who served in Vietnam did not routinely carry the M-1 Rifle, the BAR, or the M-1 or M-2 carbines. All four weapons were used by French forces in the late 1940s and early 1950s and by the ...
Spencer C. Tucker, 2011
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Rifles of the World
M-1 rifle. The Garand was standardized on January 9 1936. but manufacturing problems delayed the first deliveries of series-made guns until September 1937. They had a one-piece pistol grip stock extending almost to the muzzle, allowing ...
John Walter, 2006
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The Oxford Companion to American Military History
The M-1 RIFLE was the standard small-arms weapon of the U.S. Army in World War II and the 'Korean War. Its inventor, Canadian-born Iohn Cantius Garand, developed the gas-operated semiautomatic rifle at the Springfield Armory during the ...
John Whiteclay Chambers, Fred Anderson, 1999
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The Rat Bastards Book 11: Nightmare Alley
Next to Shilansky, Sergeant Cameron rested his M 1 rifle on the edge of the trench and slowly squeezed off the rounds. Sergeant Cameron was a southerner with a cool head and a deliberate manner. He never got shook up about anything .
Len Levinson, 2011
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Vieques Island: A Few Good Men on Radio Hill
By now we knew the M-1 Rifle inside and out, backwards and forwards. We could field strip and reassemble the weapon blindfolded. If I drew a good rifle coach on Monday, by the following ThursdayI would fire for qualification. Monday was ...
Theo Bennett, 2001
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G.I. Joe in France: From Normandy to Berchtesgaden
The Soldier's Handbook, a field manual issued to every recruit as early as 1940, included instructions on how to break down the M-1 rifle. Illustrations in the booklet demonstrated the Manual of Arms with the M-1 but the Springfield was no  ...
J. E. Kaufmann, H. W. Kaufmann, 2008
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The Encyclopedia of Middle East Wars: The United States in ...
In the early 1950s, efforts to improve the M-1 rifle resulted in the M-14 rifle. Unlike the M-1, the M-14 was capable of both semiautomatic and full-automatic fire, and was fed by a more efficient 20-round detachable box magazine, a distinct ...
Spencer C. Tucker, 2010
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Providing the Means of War: Historical Perspectives on ...
The proof seemed to lie in the Army's ten-year effort to develop, within its own arsenal system, a successor to the M-1 rifle. Most senior officers did not welcome the new emphasis on counterinsurgency and unconventional warfare; a regular ...
Shannon A. Brown, 2005
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In The Company Of Heroes: The Memoirs of Captain Richard M. ...
I managed to score considerably higher on the M-1 rifle test. Before we were allowed to fire the weapon, we had to learn the various shooting positions and the proper way to carry the rifle when walking or crawling. We had to crawl through ...
Jerald W. Berry, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «M-1 RIFLE»

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Ellport veteran Dave White received an education in the Army …
After we caught them, the Korean military would pick them up," White said. "One of our soldiers was driving a jeep with his M-1 rifle mounted on ... «Ellwood City Ledger, Jul 15»
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Excerpt: 'SEAL's Code' by Sharon Hamilton
Unlike the infamous Enigma machine the Germans used to create code, each cryptograph had two arms, two legs, an M-1 rifle and a helmet. «USA TODAY, Jul 15»
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Police: Officers duty-bound to investigate potentially threatening …
In 2013, a Troy teen also lost a lawsuit contending his civil rights were violated after he was arrested for carrying a loaded M-1 rifle in downtown ... «The Oakland Press, Jun 15»
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WWII veteran, 90, savors life during his birthday party
We used the M-1 rifle, the 12-gauge shotgun and the 16-gauge shotgun. Because of my marksmanship, I stayed ready in case they would ask ... «Winston-Salem Chronicle, May 15»
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The Rifleman: Ceo Bauer recalls WWII combat experience
“I learned how to fire the M-1 rifle and fire it well,” Bauer said. Bauer also received instruction in the Browning Automatic Rifle, .30 caliber light ... «Greenville Daily News, May 15»
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Letter Mom saved evokes Korea vet's memories
She delivered payroll from her office in Inchon to company headquarters near the front, armed with an M-1 rifle. And she knew how to use it. «Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier, May 15»
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Honoring Local Veterans for Memorial Day
In training at Fort Jackson, South Carolina, he found that affixing the bayonet to his M-1 rifle made him “physically ill,” and he was threatened by ... «ithaca.com, May 15»
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Army veteran to lead Wyckoff Memorial Day Parade
He was qualified with the M-1 rifle. After the war, he went to the Vesper George School of Art in Boston. While it was a large contributor to the ... «NorthJersey.com, May 15»
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Korean War veterans look back
Caffey was issued an M-1 rifle, and both men were shipped over on the USS Anderson -- full of men who were also carrying all the equipment ... «Shelbyville Times-Gazette, May 15»
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Robert DeWitt: WWII veterans are pieces of living history
It was so cold that his M-1 rifle wouldn't cycle the ammunition. He had to work the action after every shot, ejecting the spent casing and throwing ... «Times Herald-Record, May 15»

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