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noun

uzi

OO-zee
noun
1
A type of compact, 9mm submachine gun with its magazine housed in the pistol grip.
"The film shows the character firing an Uzi in slow motion."

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In plain EnglishA compact submachine gun, often shown in action films.

Word Forms

uzis plural

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Etymology

Named after Uziel Gal, the Israeli army officer who designed the weapon.

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