long rifle
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of long rifle
An Americanism dating back to 1820–30
Example Sentences
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The firearm Tran used would be easier to conceal than a long rifle and is more effective at a shorter range.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 24, 2023
Video from the scene showed a man clad in black and carrying a long rifle.
From New York Times • May 13, 2022
No long rifle was found in the apartment, only Walker’s handgun.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 2, 2022
Surrounded by other sharpshooters, scraggly-beareded Toni Hacki lifted his long rifle and took aim across the Ruetli meadow where Switzerland was founded in 1291, just as he had done for the past 51 years.
From Reuters • Nov. 15, 2021
She held her long rifle loosely under one arm, and growled her Ahneen at Omakayas as she tramped into the brush.
From "The Birchbark House" by Louise Erdrich
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