rifle

Definitions

General English

• noun a gun with a long barrel which you hold with two hands, against your shoulder

Military

• noun a hand-held firearm with a long rifled barrel and a butt, which is placed against the shoulder for firing
• verb to cut spiral grooves in the barrel of a gun or artillery piece, in order to make the projectile spin during flight

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Contexts for “rifle”

3 definitions in context
• General English
• Military