riflery
Americannoun
noun
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rifle shots
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the practice or skill of rifle marksmanship
Etymology
Origin of riflery
Example Sentences
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People who run summer camps, which in themselves are a new sensitive location, wonder if popular riflery courses for children are now a crime.
From Reuters ● Aug. 12, 2022
Although major universities in Japan have riflery clubs and Japanese police are armed, most Japanese go through life without ever handling, or even seeing, a real gun.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 8, 2022
After decades of host cities stuffing themselves with expensive, useless velodromes and riflery ranges, the International Olympic Committee has relaxed its requirements—not out of magnanimity, mind you, but because cities stopped bidding.
From Slate ● Aug. 8, 2021
Rare is the Marine who does not wish to shoot better; a culture that celebrates riflery bestows credibility and respect on those who shoot best.
From New York Times ● Dec. 28, 2016
A half moon rising over the round top of the hill revealed the black surging mass of steers, their hoofs pounding like distant artillery, their horns rattling like a continuous crash of riflery.
From The Patrol of the Sun Dance Trail by Ralph Connor
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