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View synonyms for air rifle

air rifle

noun

  1. an air gun with rifled bore.


air rifle

noun

  1. a rifle discharged by compressed air
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of air rifle1

An Americanism dating back to 1900–05
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Example Sentences

In an Ohio Wal-Mart, John Crawford III was strolling around the store and had picked up an air rifle that was for sale there.

Somebody fired the balloons with arrows shot from an air rifle.

Ill shoot any one who touches me, and he caught up his air-rifle.

The missile in his heart was a combination of bullet and dart, evidently propelled from a powerful air rifle or spring gun.

Just as soon as I get enough food saved up, and can swap my alleys and chaneys with Billy Drake for his air-rifle.

But there was an air rifle standing in the corner, and I knew I could get it if I needed it.

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