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air rifle

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air rifle
n.
A low-powered rifle, such as a BB gun, that uses compressed air or gas to fire small pellets.
air rifle
n
(Military / Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery) a rifle discharged by compressed air
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Noun1.air rifleair rifle - a gun that propels a projectile by compressed air
air gun, airgun
BB gun - an air gun in which BBs are propelled by compressed air
gun - a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)
paintball gun - an air gun used in the game of paintball; designed to simulate a semiautomatic
Translations
air rifle n → fucile m ad aria compressa


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