twenty-two rifle

4.7

A small gun that uses .22 bullets for target shooting or hunting small animals

noun
/ˈtwɛnti tuː ˈraɪfəl/

: rifle .22

The twenty-two rifle is popular among beginners for its low recoil and affordability.

Examples

She carried her twenty-two rifle during the annual rabbit hunting season.
He bought a twenty-two rifle for target practice.
He learned to shoot cans off the fence with his trusty twenty-two rifle.
The twenty-two rifles were on sale at the local shop.
He learned to shoot cans off the fence with his trusty twenty-two rifle.
She carried her twenty-two rifle during the annual rabbit hunting season.
The twenty-two rifle is popular among beginners for its low recoil and affordability.

How Powerful

centerfire

Specialized

1 7.9

rifle

525 3.2

twenty-two rifle

4.7

air rifle

3 3.7

Surface Forms

twenty-two rifle singular

twenty-two rifles plural

Morphology

twenty-two + rifle

The compound is compositionally built from the number 'twenty-two' and 'rifle', so a learner can tell it refers to a rifle associated with the number 22. However, recognizing that this convention denotes .22 caliber ammunition (a domain-specific naming convention) requires extra background knowledge about firearm nomenclature, so the meaning is not fully predictable from the parts alone.

Etymology

Twenty-two rifle comes from the size of the bullet. Twenty-two means the bullet is .22 inches wide and rifle is the gun that fires it, so the name means 'a rifle that uses .22 ammunition'.