precision rifle
- noun
- /prɪˈsɪʒən ˈraɪfəl/
- Specialized
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rifle de precisión
It's a big precision rifle training facility.
- It's a big precision rifle training facility.
Examples
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It's a big precision rifle training facility.
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The inventor has a PhD in Aerospace Engineering and, as a side business, runs a manufacturer and retailer of precision rifles.
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The army uses precision rifles for long-range engagements during training exercises.
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Law enforcement units rely on precision rifles to accurately target armed suspects from a distance.
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Many competitive shooters prefer precision rifles because of their enhanced accuracy in hitting distant targets.
Synonyms
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A long gun with a scope for shooting accurately at distant targets
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The compound combines 'precision' (exactness/accuracy) with 'rifle' (a firearm), so the phrase plainly denotes a rifle characterized by high accuracy; the meaning is directly derivable from its parts. Although it is a specialized weapon term, the modifier+noun pattern is common cross-linguistically, so a B1 learner who knows both words will understand the MWE.
Etymology
Precision rifle combines precision, which means being very exact, and rifle, a gun with grooves inside the barrel that make bullets fly straighter. So the name came to mean a gun built to shoot with very high 'accuracy' at 'long distances'.