Plural of rifle
regular plural
The plural of rifle is rifles.
Forms of rifle
| Singular | rifle /ˈɹaɪfəl/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | rifles /ˈɹaɪfl̩z/ |
| Countable | countable |
Rifles in a sentence
- Still, a dozen men with rifles, and cartridges to match, stayed behind when they filed through a white aldea lying silent amid the cane, and the Sin Verguenza swung into slightly quicker stride.1907 January, Harold Bindloss, chapter 7, in The Dust of Conflict, 1st Canadian edition, Toronto, Ont.: McLeod & Allen, →OCLC
- In the June days of 1848 Baudelaire reports seeing revolutionaries (he might have been one of them) going through the streets of Paris with rifles, shooting all the clocks.1995, Richard Klein, “Introduction”, in Cigarettes are sublime, Paperback edition, Durham: Duke University Press, published 1993, →ISBN...
- The soldiers held their rifles at the ready and listened for the enemy.From the entry at the ready
- The riflemen had not been issued their weapons yet, and hence they trained with wooden mock-up rifles.From the entry rifleman
- This catalog has milsurp rifles and ammunition on sale.From the entry milsurp
Meaning of rifle
- noun A firearm fired from the shoulder; improved range and accuracy is provided by a long, rifled barrel.
- noun A rifleman.
- noun An artillery piece with a rifled barrel.
Questions about the plural of rifle
- What is the plural of rifle?
- The plural of rifle is rifles.
- Is rifle countable?
- Rifle is a countable noun.
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