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Behnazzz Posted 20 years ago
Vocabulary

assault rifle off



Police say the shootout began after a prisoner took an assault rifle off a warder and then shot him dead.

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What is the meaning of took an assault rifle off a warder,please?

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Taken from Cobuild: 2 Assault weapons such as rifles are intended for soldiers to use in battle rather than for purposes such as hunting. And the rest is clear.

  • Taken from Cobuild: 2 Assault weapons such as rifles are intended for soldiers to use in battle rather than for purposes such as hunting.
  • And the rest is clear.
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Taken from Cobuild:

2 Assault weapons such as rifles are intended for soldiers to use in battle rather than for purposes such as hunting.

And the rest is clear.
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The warder had an assault rifle; the prisoner took it from him/her.

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