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Uzi

Pronunciation: /ˈuːzi/
Definition of Uzi

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

Uzi in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of Uzi in the US English dictionary
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