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air rifle

air rifle noun: a rifle that propels a pellet or other projectile by using compressed gas, rather than an explosion of gunpowder or other means.

Noun

air rifle (plural air rifles)

  1. A rifle that propels a pellet or other projectile by using compressed gas, rather than an explosion of gunpowder or other means.

Forms of air rifle

pluralair rifles

Questions about air rifle

What does air rifle mean?
Air rifle means a rifle that propels a pellet or other projectile by using compressed gas, rather than an explosion of gunpowder or other means.
What part of speech is air rifle?
Air rifle is a noun.
What is the plural of air rifle?
The plural of air rifle is air rifles.

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