"M4" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: M4s [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} M4 (countable and uncountable, plural M4s)
  1. (UK, money supply) broad money Tags: UK, countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-M4-en-noun-SAoevZcu Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, English words spelled without vowels, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 77 23 Disambiguation of English words spelled without vowels: 66 34 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 81 19 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 81 19
  2. (firearms) Ellipsis of M4 carbine, a military assault rifle. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable Alternative form of: M4 carbine (extra: a military assault rifle) Related terms: M-4 [alternative], M0, M1, M2, M3
    Sense id: en-M4-en-noun-lxFGwo~G Categories (other): Firearms Topics: engineering, firearms, government, military, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, politics, tools, war, weaponry

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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