rifle pit

American  

noun

1. a pit or short trench affording shelter to riflemen in firing at an enemy.

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Etymology

Origin of rifle pit

First recorded in 1850–55

Example Sentences

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rifle pit

Some of our boys in the rifle pits declared they heard the Johnnies clap as I jumped down into the rifle pit on my return.

From Personal Recollections of the Civil War By One Who Took Part in It as a Private Soldier in the 21st Volunteer Regiment of Infantry from Massachusetts by Stone, James Madison

As he spoke he crept out of the bush, and took a cautious peep in the direction of the rifle pit.

From On Land and Sea at the Dardanelles by Bridges, T. C. (Thomas Charles)

They were coming straight for the rifle pit; no doubt they had marked the bushes masking it.

From The Fur Bringers A Story of the Canadian Northwest by Footner, Hulbert

A few minutes later, Watusk and his followers rode over the edge of the hill to the left of the rifle pit, and down into the valley.

From The Fur Bringers A Story of the Canadian Northwest by Footner, Hulbert

Our trench being finished, another—a mere rifle pit, higher up the slope—was made for the captain’s observation post, and still another for a northerly outpost.

From At Plattsburg by French, Allen