M-1

American

[em-wuhn] / ˈɛmˈwʌn /

noun

plural

M-1's

a semiautomatic, gas-operated, .30 caliber, clip-fed rifle, with a weight of 8.56 pounds (3.88 kilograms): the standard U.S. Army rifle in World War II and in the Korean War.

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We finally got around to sending our main battle tank, the Abrams M-1, earlier this year, and they only recently began being used on the battlefield.

From Salon

If that sounds like the kind of mission for a main battle tank such as the legendary M-1 Abrams, Army officials say think again.

From Washington Times

Mizan said the court also sentenced two personnel allegedly involved in running the surface-to-air missile system Tor M-1 to one year in prison each.

From Washington Times

More than 2,000 were sent to Saudi Arabia for the Gulf War, where they destroyed more Iraqi tanks than the M-1 Abrams.

From Washington Times

Along with the M-1 rifle he carried across Europe, he kept a small 35-millimeter Argus C3 camera that he had bought as a teenager.

From New York Times

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