Definition of Air rifle

1. Noun. A gun that propels a projectile by compressed air.

Exact synonyms: Air Gun, Airgun
Specialized synonyms: Bb Gun, Paintball Gun
Generic synonyms: Gun

Definition of Air rifle

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

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Air Rifle

air power
air pressure
air pump
air pumps
air purifier
air quality maintenance area
air quote
air quotes
air rage
air raid
air raid siren
air raids
air reconnaissance
air resistance
air ride
air rifle
air rifles
air rights
air sac
air scooter
air scooters
air search radar
air shaft
air shed
air sheds
air ship
air ships
air show
air shower
air shows

Literary usage of Air rifle

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Rifles and Rifle Shooting by Charles Askins (1912)
"air rifle barrels are attached to the army gun, thus giving the novice the ... The air rifle missiles are very accurate; ten shots have been placed in a ..."

2. Shooting: For Boys by Archie Frederick Collins (1917)
"... the swaging in the barrel thus making all the bullets of the same size. The Fig. 9, B—A Daisy Pump-Action air rifle. air in this kind of a gun is ..."

3. Explorations Into the World of Lewis and Clark: 194 Essays from the Pages of by Robert A. Saindon (2003)
"From 1806 until revealed at the meeting of the American Society of Arms Collectors, Valley Forge, PA, in October 1976, the origin of this air rifle, ..."

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