- air rifle
- `air ,rifle noun counta long gun that uses air pressure to fire small round bullets
Usage of the words and phrases in modern English. 2013.
air rifle
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air rifle — air rifles N COUNT An air rifle is a rifle which is fired by means of air pressure … English dictionary
air rifle — ☆ air rifle n. a rifle operated by compressed air, that shoots BB s, etc … English World dictionary
air rifle — air .rifle n a gun that uses air pressure to fire a small bullet … Dictionary of contemporary English
air rifle — noun a gun that propels a projectile by compressed air • Syn: ↑air gun, ↑airgun • Hypernyms: ↑gun • Hyponyms: ↑BB gun, ↑paintball gun * * * noun, pl ⋯ rifles [count] … Useful english dictionary
air rifle — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms air rifle : singular air rifle plural air rifles a long gun that uses compressed air to fire small round bullets … English dictionary
air rifle — rifle operated by compressed air or carbon dioxide … English contemporary dictionary
air rifle — air′ ri fle n. an air gun with rifled bore • Etymology: 1900–05, amer … From formal English to slang
air rifle — noun A rifle that propels a pellet or other projectile by using compressed gas, rather than an explosion of gunpowder or other means. Syn: air gun, BB gun, pellet gun, air pistol … Wiktionary
air rifle — noun Date: 1886 a rifle whose projectile (as a BB or pellet) is propelled by compressed air or carbon dioxide … New Collegiate Dictionary
air rifle — an air gun with rifled bore. [1900 05, Amer.] * * * … Universalium
