air rifle

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 (Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery) a rifle discharged by compressed air

air′ ri`fle

n. an air gun with rifled bore. [1900–05, Amer.]

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air rifle - a gun that propels a projectile by compressed airair gun, airgunBB gun - an air gun in which BBs are propelled by compressed airgun - 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

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