uzi

plural uzis · alternative UZI · alternative Uzi

1. A type of compact submachine gun, having a caliber of 9 millimeters with ammunition housed in the grip of the weapon.

plural UZIs

1. Alternative letter-case form of uzi.

   The Israeli UZI submachine gun, one the most easily recognized examples of a blowback firearm, is well known for its simplicity, ease of manufacture, low maintenance, and utter reliability.

   2012, Robert E. Walker, Cartridges and Firearm Identification, CRC Press, →ISBN, page 24

plural Uzis

1. Alternative letter-case form of uzi.

   Terrorists seem to fire the Uzi with total disregard for ammunition consumption, rattling through dozens of rounds without the need to reload.

   2011, Chris McNab, The Uzi Submachine Gun, Bloomsbury Publishing, →ISBN, page 67

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   “Yo, you need to take that off before the cops see you and wonder wassup with it,” Chico said. Junnie removed his mask slowly, but continued looking straight ahead as if in a daze. He was still holding on tight to his Uzi.

   2012 October 16, A.J. White, Ballad of a Ghetto Poet: A Novel, Simon and Schuster, →ISBN, →LCCN, page 86