rifle
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3.2
- noun
- /ˈraɪfəl/
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fusil
- He was excited to try out his new rifle during the deer hunting season.
- assault rifle
- rifle marksmanship
- automatic rifle
Who had the most rifles, the British or the Irish?
- Who had the most rifles, the British or the Irish?
- A legendary piece of equipment, the Lee Enfield rifle and this one from Dunkirk.
- They have their big rifles, but they're taking over buildings.
- And they're both comfortable with, with guns, rifles, pistols, etcetera.
- But man, my favorite rifle to shoot is the Sig spear.
- Occasionally they even fielded the boy's anti tank rifle, as seen during the making raid.
- I mean, it was, it was the only separate airborne rifle company in the US Army.
- I've looked down and my rifle's gone my, my sharpshooter.
- There was sixty officers, the number of them armed, you know, rifles, night sights, handguns.
Examples
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Who had the most rifles, the British or the Irish?
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Opposite, a guard drew himself to his knees and aimed a rifle down the ladder shaft.
Fiction book (1990) -
Open the rifle action and put the gun on the floor.
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- Sam, you gonna buy that rifle or not?
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- A modern rifle for every man.
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This is the largest sporting rifle ever created.
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Couple of rifles up here we could hold off 20 men.
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"Catch," he said, and she just caught his rifle as he tossed it to her.
Fiction book (1990) -
What if he shoots us with that rifle?
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Rachel snapped, "Mary, hold the dogs!" and stood with her rifle raised, aimed at the door.
Fiction book (1990)
Synonyms
9
8.6
A short light rifle for soldiers or police who need to move easily
Compounds
- Specialized
36
4.8
A military gun that fires many bullets fast and holds them in a removable box
An American group that supports people's right to own guns and opposes many gun laws
- Specialized
7
4.7
A rifle that shoots bullets without stopping as long as the trigger is held
- Archaic
1
7.4
A portable .30 caliber automatic rifle used by United States soldiers in World War I, World War II, and Korea
- Specialized
A gun that fires many bullets automatically with one pull of the trigger
A US rifle that automatically loads the next bullet, used in World War II and the Korean War
How Accurate
Surface Forms
Etymology
Rifle comes from the word rifling, which meant 'to make a groove' inside a gun's barrel. Those grooves make a bullet spin and fly straighter, so the name rifle stuck to the long, grooved gun that gives better aim.