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Uzi
(Uzi)
Pronunciation:
/ˈuːzi/
noun
a type of sub-machine gun of Israeli design:
both of them were armed, one with what appeared to be an Uzi
[
as modifier
]
:
he opened fire with a Uzi sub-machine gun
Origin:
1950s
: from Uziel Gal (1923–2002), the Israeli army officer who designed it
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