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ri·fle1
 rifle1
- pronunciation:
- raI
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- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb
- features:
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noun |
| definition 1: |
a firearm with a long barrel having spiral grooves inside designed to increase the accuracy of a shot.
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| definition 2: |
a cannon with such spiral grooves.
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| definition 3: |
one of the grooves itself.
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| related words: |
gun |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
rifled, rifles, rifling |
| definition: |
to cut spiral grooves onto the inner surface of (a gun barrel, pipe, or similar object).
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