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rifle pit

rifle pit noun: a trench dug to shelter riflemen.

rifle pit: a trench dug to shelter riflemen
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Noun

rifle pit (plural rifle pits)

  1. A trench dug to shelter riflemen.

Forms of rifle pit

pluralrifle pits

Questions about rifle pit

What does rifle pit mean?
Rifle pit means a trench dug to shelter riflemen.
What part of speech is rifle pit?
Rifle pit is a noun.
What is the plural of rifle pit?
The plural of rifle pit is rifle pits.

Words near rifle pit in the dictionary

  1. rifle green
  2. rifle greens
  3. rifle grenade
  4. rifle grenades
  5. rifle is fine
  6. rifle pit
  7. rifle pits
  8. rifle range
  9. rifle ranges
  10. riflebird
  11. riflebirds

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