Meanings
plural Makarovs
- engineeringA Soviet service pistol, the PM
- engineeringA Soviet Cold-War era service pistol
- engineeringA handgun deriving from the PM design pattern
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
- RussianМакаров
- EnglishMakarov
Borrowed from Russian Макаров (Makarov). A transliteration of the Russian surname Макаров (Makarov).
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Makarov. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Makarov
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