rifle pit
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of rifle pit
First recorded in 1850–55
Example Sentences
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In case a trench is not available the rifle pit can be used.
From Military Instructors Manual by Oliver Schoonmaker
He crept away, the others followed, and a few moments later they found themselves crouching close together under the low parapet of the rifle pit.
From On Land and Sea at the Dardanelles by T. C. (Thomas Charles) Bridges
One skirmisher on the left was headed all unconscious straight for a rifle pit.
From The Fur Bringers A Story of the Canadian Northwest by Hulbert Footner
About 2 miles west of Bontoc is a Spanish rifle pit, and there the Spanish soldiers, now swelled to about 600 men, lay in wait for the insurrectos.
From The Bontoc Igorot by Albert Ernest Jenks
Observing this air on their return to the rifle pit, Ambrose's eye brightened.
From The Fur Bringers A Story of the Canadian Northwest by Hulbert Footner
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