air rifle
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of air rifle
An Americanism dating back to 1900–05
Example Sentences
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Seonaid McIntosh, from a shooting family, took European silver in the 10m air rifle last year and is inside the top 20 worldwide.
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
Telling deputies that they had killed a vulture, they opened the trunk, where instead a dead bald eagle had been stored along with an air rifle and BB pistol.
From Washington Times ● Mar. 3, 2023
It was old Doctor Merrivale hiding behind the curtains of his office, plugging away with a Daisy air rifle.
From "Cannery Row" by John Steinbeck
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