Garand

G2A1R1A1N1D2

proper noun

A surname from French.

Similar
Garand rifleM-1M-1 rifle
OriginFrench Garand →
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Meanings

proper nounGarand (plural Garands)

plural Garands

  1. A surname from French.
nounGarand (plural Garands)

plural Garands

  1. informalThe M1 Garand, an American semi-automatic rifle.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna semiautomatic rifle

Similar
Garand rifleM-1M-1 rifle
Broader
semiautomatic firearmrifle
Also see
m-1

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. FrenchGarand
  2. EnglishGarand

Borrowed from French Garand. The rifle is named after its designer, John Garand.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

grandaDarganargand
Cite this entry
APA

Garand. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Garand

MLA

“Garand.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Garand. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Garand,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Garand.

Source: Garand on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.