M16
noun
: a .223 caliber (5.56 millimeter) gas-operated magazine-fed rifle for semiautomatic or automatic operation used by U.S. troops since the mid 1960s
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According to initial police reports, the kidnappers, armed with M16 rifles, posed as police officers during the abduction.
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Nina Turner, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024
According to the Court Circular, the heir to the throne most recently visited M16 on Feb. 23, 2022, the same day the Russian invasion of Ukraine began.
—Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 14 June 2024
The London hotel opened in 2023, but its stately Edwardian Baroque building has long fronted as M16 for the franchise; spot it in Octopussy, A View to a Kill, Licence to Kill, Skyfall and Spectre.
—Forbes Travel Guide, Forbes, 14 Sep. 2024
Getting a weapon is not hard: There are at least 20 million AR-15-style rifles, fashioned after the M16 military rifle, in circulation in the U.S.
—Patrik Jonsson, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 Sep. 2024
The surgeon alleges that a gunshot wound on the face of one of his patients, a male teenager, most likely came from an M16 or sniper rifle because the wound was a small entrance wound.
—Sahar Akbarzai, CNN, 26 July 2024
The assassination attempt, during which light antitank rockets, grenades, M16 rifles and more were used, killed and wounded several members of Pinochet’s security detail but left Pinochet, who was traveling in a brand-new armored Mercedes with bulletproof tires, lightly wounded.
—Ruth Ben-Ghiat, The Conversation, 25 July 2024
On June 14, the Court Circular — the official record of past royal engagements — revealed that the Prince of Wales, 41, visited the secret service known as M16 the day prior.
—Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 14 June 2024
The judge recalled firing an M16 at targets of human silhouettes.
—Rachel Weiner, Washington Post, 22 Mar. 2024
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Nina Turner, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024
According to the Court Circular, the heir to the throne most recently visited M16 on Feb. 23, 2022, the same day the Russian invasion of Ukraine began.
—Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 14 June 2024
The London hotel opened in 2023, but its stately Edwardian Baroque building has long fronted as M16 for the franchise; spot it in Octopussy, A View to a Kill, Licence to Kill, Skyfall and Spectre.
—Forbes Travel Guide, Forbes, 14 Sep. 2024
Getting a weapon is not hard: There are at least 20 million AR-15-style rifles, fashioned after the M16 military rifle, in circulation in the U.S.
—Patrik Jonsson, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 Sep. 2024
The surgeon alleges that a gunshot wound on the face of one of his patients, a male teenager, most likely came from an M16 or sniper rifle because the wound was a small entrance wound.
—Sahar Akbarzai, CNN, 26 July 2024
The assassination attempt, during which light antitank rockets, grenades, M16 rifles and more were used, killed and wounded several members of Pinochet’s security detail but left Pinochet, who was traveling in a brand-new armored Mercedes with bulletproof tires, lightly wounded.
—Ruth Ben-Ghiat, The Conversation, 25 July 2024
On June 14, the Court Circular — the official record of past royal engagements — revealed that the Prince of Wales, 41, visited the secret service known as M16 the day prior.
—Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 14 June 2024
The judge recalled firing an M16 at targets of human silhouettes.
—Rachel Weiner, Washington Post, 22 Mar. 2024
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