rifle
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3.2
- noun
- /ˈraɪfəl/
- He was excited to try out his new rifle during the deer hunting season.
- assault rifle
- rifle marksmanship
- automatic rifle
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- 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.
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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
10
8.6
A short light rifle for soldiers or police who need to move easily
Compounds
- Specialized
39
4.8
A military gun that fires many bullets fast and holds them in a removable box
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5.9
An American group that supports people's right to own guns and opposes many gun laws
- Specialized
11
4.7
A rifle that shoots bullets without stopping as long as the trigger is held
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4.7
A small gun that uses .22 bullets for target shooting or hunting small animals
- Archaic
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7.4
A portable .30 caliber automatic rifle used by United States soldiers in World War I, World War II, and Korea
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7.0
A US rifle that automatically loads the next bullet, used in World War II and the Korean War
- Specialized
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7.5
A gun that fires many bullets automatically with one pull of the trigger
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.