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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Rifle \Ri"fle\, n. [Akin to Dan. rifle, or riffel, the rifle of
     a gun, a chamfer (cf. riffel, riffelb["o]sse, a rifle gun,
     rifle to rifle a gun, G. riefeln, riefen, to chamfer,
     groove), and E. rive. See Rive, and cf. Riffle, Rivel.]
     1. A gun, the inside of whose barrel is grooved with spiral
        channels, thus giving the ball a rotary motion and
        insuring greater accuracy of fire. As a military firearm
        it has superseded the musket.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. pl. (Mil.) A body of soldiers armed with rifles.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. A strip of wood covered with emery or a similar material,
        used for sharpening scythes.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Rifle pit (Mil.), a trench for sheltering sharpshooters.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Rifle \Ri"fle\, n. [Akin to Dan. rifle, or riffel, the rifle of
     a gun, a chamfer (cf. riffel, riffelb["o]sse, a rifle gun,
     rifle to rifle a gun, G. riefeln, riefen, to chamfer,
     groove), and E. rive. See Rive, and cf. Riffle, Rivel.]
     1. A gun, the inside of whose barrel is grooved with spiral
        channels, thus giving the ball a rotary motion and
        insuring greater accuracy of fire. As a military firearm
        it has superseded the musket.
  
     2. pl. (Mil.) A body of soldiers armed with rifles.
  
     3. A strip of wood covered with emery or a similar material,
        used for sharpening scythes.
  
     Rifle pit (Mil.), a trench for sheltering sharpshooters.

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  rifle pit
     n.
     (lb en military) A trench dug to shelter rifleman.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  rifle pit
     n.
     (lb en military) A trench dug to shelter rifleman.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  rifle pit
     n.
     (lb en military) A trench dug to shelter rifleman.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  rifle pit
     n.
     (lb en military) A trench dug to shelter rifleman.

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