rifle in English: A long gun that you hold against your shoulder to shoot far and straight. (noun)

Translation

A long gun that you hold against your shoulder to shoot far and straight.

Word origin

From French rifler, to scratch or cut grooves; the gun is named for the spiral grooves inside its barrel that make bullets fly straight.

Gender

Pluralrifles

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A "rifle" is a long gun; a small gun held in one hand is a pistol.

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Rifles are the standard weapon of most soldiers.

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A "rifle shot" means one firing of a rifle.

gun

A weapon that shoots small pieces of metal very fast.

shoot

To fire a gun, or to send something fast through the air at a target.

hunt

To chase and try to catch wild animals, or to search hard for something.

bullet

The small piece of metal that a gun fires.

weapon

A thing made for fighting, such as a gun or a knife.

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