rifles
Syllables: ri·fles/ˈɹaɪfl̩z/
rifles is the plural of rifle.
rifles is the third-person singular simple present indicative of rifle.
Meaning of rifle
Noun
rifle (plural rifles)
- A firearm fired from the shoulder; improved range and accuracy is provided by a long, rifled barrel.
- 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
- A rifleman.
- An artillery piece with a rifled barrel.
- A strip of wood covered with emery or a similar material, used for sharpening scythes.
Phrases with rifles
- air rifles
- hog rifles
- long rifles
- rook rifles
- Minié rifles
- battle rifles
- plasma rifles
- sniper rifles
- assault rifles
- express rifles
- Parrott rifles
- Kentucky rifles
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Questions about rifles
- What is rifles the plural of?
- Rifles is the plural of rifle.
- How do you pronounce rifles?
- Rifles is pronounced /ˈɹaɪfl̩z/.
Words near rifles in the dictionary
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