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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 — air ,rifle noun count a long gun that uses air pressure to fire small round bullets …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern 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

• Girandoni Air Rifle — The Girandoni Air Rifle was an airgun designed by Bartholomäus Girandoni circa 1779. The weapon was also known as the Windbüchse , which means wind rifle in German.Design and CapabilitiesIt was 4 ft (1.2 m) long and weighed 10 pounds (4.5 kg),… …   Wikipedia

• 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