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rifle

/ˈraɪfəl/

riflenoun

rifles

/ˈraɪfəl/

Translations

винтовка

The soldier carried a rifle on his shoulder.

Солдат нес винтовку на плече.

ружьё

He cleaned his rifle after the hunting trip.

Он почистил своё ружьё после охоты.

Definitions

A long-barreled firearm designed for precision shooting, typically used by infantry soldiers.

The soldier carefully aimed his rifle at the target.

Synonyms

long gun

rifleverb

rifled

Past Simple

rifled

Past Participle

rifling

Gerund

/ˈraɪ.fl̩/

/ˈraɪ.fəl/

Translations

рыться

He rifled through the drawer looking for his keys.

Он рылся в ящике в поисках своих ключей.

Additional translations

грабить

поискать

Definitions

To search through something quickly and carelessly, often in a way that causes disorder.

She rifled through her bag to find her keys.

To steal or take something from a place or person, often by searching through their belongings.

The thief rifled the drawers for valuables.

To cut spiral grooves inside (a gun barrel) in order to make a firearm more accurate.

The gunsmith rifled the barrel to improve its accuracy.

Synonyms

rifleadjective

/ˈraɪ.fl̩/

/ˈraɪ.fəl/

Used attributively before nouns to denote relation to rifles.

Definitions

Relating to, designed for, or using rifles.

He trained at the local rifle range.

Synonyms

riflepast participle

Definitions

Having spiral grooves cut inside the bore of a firearm; possessing such grooves.

The tank is equipped with a rifled gun rather than a smoothbore.