air rifle

/ɛər ˌraɪfəl/
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Other forms: air rifles

Definitions of air rifle
  1. noun
    a gun that propels a projectile by compressed air
    synonyms: air gun, airgun
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    types:
    BB gun
    an air gun in which BBs are propelled by compressed air
    paintball gun
    an air gun used in the game of paintball; designed to simulate a semiautomatic
    type of:
    gun
    a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)
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