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- DictionaryRi·fle/ˈrīf(ə)l/
noun
- 1. a gun, especially one fired from shoulder level, having a long spirally grooved barrel intended to make a bullet spin and thereby have greater accuracy over a long distance: "a hunting rifle"
verb
- 1. make spiral grooves in (a gun or its barrel or bore) to make a bullet spin and thereby have greater accuracy over a long distance: "there are four basic ways to rifle a gun barrel"
- 2. hit, throw, or kick (a ball or puck) hard and straight: "he rifled a hard, rising shot from just inside the blue line"
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A rifle is a long, powerful gun that is fired from the shoulder. A soldier is most often armed with a rifle. Some hunters use rifles, which fire single bullets rather than the small pellets, or shot, that shotguns fire. A rifle can do more damage and is therefore often used in the military.
RIFLE definition: 1. a long gun that you hold against your shoulder when you shoot 2. to quickly search through…. Learn more.
Definition of rifle noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
- The First Ban on Assault Rifles
- Development of Assault Rifles and The Term’S Origin
- Owning Assault Rifles
The Assault Weapons Ban (AWB) of 1994 expanded the definition: “any semi-automatic rifle with a detachable magazine and at least two of the following five items: a folding or telescopic stock; a pistol grip that protrudes conspicuously beneath the action of the weapon; a bayonet mount; a flash suppressor or threaded barrel (a barrel that can accomm...
In World War II, changing methods of warfare required new weapons. Soldiers were no longer charging across open fields. Now, they fought in close skirmishes. Modern rifles were too big and bulky for such fighting and didn’t fire long enough or fast enough. Soldiers needed fully automatic weapons that were not machine guns or submachine guns. What i...
Why buy an assault rifle? Are they legal? Is an assault rifle ban looming? The answers to these questions begin with the definition of “assault rifle.” Fully automatic rifles are — unjustly and illegally — prohibited or heavily restricted. Semi-automatic rifles are legal in most of the USA, including Las Vegas, but the gun control activists are mak...
rifle meaning: 1. a long gun that you hold against your shoulder when you shoot 2. to quickly search through…. Learn more.
noun. a shoulder firearm with spiral grooves cut in the inner surface of the gun barrel to give the bullet a rotatory motion and thus a more precise trajectory. one of the grooves. a cannon with such grooves. Often Rifles . any of certain military units or bodies equipped with rifles. See more. verb (used with object), ri·fled, ri·fling.
rifle meaning, definition, what is rifle: a long gun which you hold up to your sho...: Learn more.
