FAL

fæl

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Definition of FAL - Reverso English Dictionary

Acronym

acr: Firearms Acquisition License

TECH.

official permit to buy or own firearms

TECH.

He applied for a FAL to buy a rifle.

acr: Fusil Automatique Léger

TECH.

type of light automatic rifle used by soldiers

TECH.

The soldier carried an FAL during the mission.

Abbreviation

abr: FN-FAL

TECH.

battle rifle used by many armies

TECH.

The FAL was standard issue for decades.

battle rifle

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FN-FAL

abbr.

Belgian-designed automatic rifle model adopted by many armed forces

The FN-FAL was widely issued as a standard service rifle.

Examples of FAL in a sentence

Her FAL was approved last month.
He cleaned his FAL after training.
The FAL is known for its reliability.
Collectors value the FAL for its history.

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French:autorisation d'acquisition d'armes à feu, FAL, ...
German:WBK, FAL, ...
Italian:FAL, ...
Spanish:CLAF, FAL, ...
Portuguese:FAL, ...
Chinese:枪支购买许可证, FAL, ...
Japanese:FAL, ...
Arabic:رخصة اقتناء الأسلحة النارية, إِف إِيه إِل, ...
Hebrew:רִשְׁיוֹן נֶשֶׁק, FN-FAL, ...
Russian:ЛРО, FAL, ...
Ukrainian:ДНЗ, ФАЛ, ...
Hindi:एफएएल, FAL, ...
Bengali:অগ্নি অস্ত্র অধিগ্রহণ লাইসেন্স, এফএএল, ...
Catalan:Llicència d'Adquisició d'Armes de Foc, FAL, ...
Czech:zbrojní povolení, FN FAL, ...
Danish:våbentilladelse, FN-FAL, ...
Dutch:vergunning voor de aanschaf van vuurwapens, FAL, ...
Greek:Άδεια Απόκτησης Όπλων, FAL, ...
Hungarian:lőfegyver-vásárlási engedély, gépkarabély, ...
Khmer:អាជ្ញាបណ្ណទិញ ឬកាន់កាប់អាវុធ, កាំភ្លើងវែងប្រយុទ្ធអេហ្វអេអិល, ...
Korean:FAL, ...
Persian:مجوز خرید اسلحه, FN-FAL, ...
Polish:pozwolenie na nabycie broni palnej, karabin FN-FAL, ...
Portuguese (BR):CAF, FAL, ...
Romanian:PAF, pușcă de luptă FN-FAL, ...
Swedish:vapenlicens, FN-FAL, ...
Thai:ใบอนุญาตการครอบครองอาวุธปืน, FAL, ...
Turkish:Silah Edinme Lisansı, FN FAL, ...
Vietnamese:Giấy phép mua súng, súng trường FN-FAL, ...

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