air rifle
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of air rifle
An Americanism dating back to 1900–05
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Or with arcane historical trivia, like the magazine capacity of the air rifle Lewis and Clark took on their westward expedition in the early 1800s.
From Slate ● Sep. 16, 2026
The first gold medal of Paris 2024 is likely to be shooting’s mixed team air rifle.
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2024
Radke said he ordered Tovar to stop and talk to him, and Tovar produced what he thought at first was a shotgun, but later turned out to be an air rifle.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 27, 2024
A highlight is the discussion of a novel, multishot air rifle that Meriwether Lewis and William Clark brought on their continental expedition.
From New York Times ● Mar. 14, 2023
Rumor has it, Mr. Blake's got an air rifle.
From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell
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