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widow-maker noun- the M-16 rifle, introduced as the standard US Army infantry rifle in 1967 US
Early versions of the rifle were prone to jamming, thus “making widows”. - — Gregory Clark, Words of the Vietnam War, p. 296, 1990
- in Vietnam, a Viet Cong booby trap US
- — Gregory Clark, Words of the Vietnam War, p. 65, 1990
- in trucking, any long haul truck US
- — Montie Tak, Truck Talk, p. 188, 1971
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