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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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