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riflery

riflery

1 7.2
A sport where people shoot at targets using a gun held against the shoulder
  • noun
  • /ˈraɪfələri/
translation icon : tiro con rifle
  • After years of training, she finally earned a medal in riflery at the national championships.
  • riflery and archery
  • riflery and swimming
  • riflery, archery, and tennis

Examples

  • Then that leaves archery, riflery, diving, gymnastics, dressage, and a bunch of other sports.

    Blog text (4)

  • He's on the riflery team, right?

    21 & Over (2013)

  • Archery at four, riflery at five?

    The Matador (2005)

  • He's also planning to join the MIT riflery club, an engineering club, and a research organization.

    Blog text (2)

  • I won Boy Scout merit badges in every category except riflery.

    Breach (2007)

  • You'll be escorted by Corporal Simon here, who, aside from being good company, happens to be the battalion riflery champ.

    Fiction book (1995)

  • Boyce (1990), using a riflery task, also demonstrated that grading based on task competence was superior to grading based merely on participation when skill development was examined.

    Academic text (1997)

  • He practices riflery every Saturday at the range.

  • The university offers a riflery class for students interested in competitive shooting.

Synonyms

shooting
vsriflery
350 2.3

Firing a gun for practice or sport

is a practiced competitive skill with specific firearms not just the act
marksmanship
vsriflery
11 6.7

Ability to shoot a gun accurately

is the competitive or sport version of that accurate firearm skill
gunmanship
vsriflery
  • Specialized
1 8.2

Skill in handling and shooting guns accurately and safely

focuses more on target accuracy in a sport context rather than handling or safety
sharpshooting
vsriflery
5.8

Very good at hitting targets with a gun

focuses on accurate skill practiced in a competitive sport with specific guns

Surface Forms

riflery singular
rifleries plural

Morphology

riflery = rifle (transparent) = rifle + ry

The suffix '-ry' is used to form nouns indicating a practice or occupation, making the meaning of 'riflery' clear as the practice or skill of using rifles.

Etymology

Riflery comes from rifle + -ry. A rifle is a gun with twisted 'grooves' inside its barrel that make a bullet spin and go straighter, so riflery is the sport or skill of 'shooting with rifles'.