English words starting with rifl

Meanings of Rifle:

noun

A gun, especially one fired from shoulder level, having a long spirally grooved barrel intended to make a bullet spin and thereby have greater accuracy over a long distance.

Usage examples:

A hunting rifle

verb

Make spiral grooves in (a gun or its barrel or bore) to make a bullet spin and thereby have greater accuracy over a long distance.

Usage examples:

There are four basic ways to rifle a gun barrel

Meanings of Rifled:

adjective

(of a gun or its barrel) having a bore with spiral grooves.

Usage examples:

From the mid-19th century all military weapons had rifled barrels

verb

Make spiral grooves in (a gun or its barrel or bore) to make a bullet spin and thereby have greater accuracy over a long distance.

Usage examples:

There are four basic ways to rifle a gun barrel

Meanings of Rifledom:

noun

The practice or art of using a rifle; the world of rifles.

Meanings of Rifleman:

noun

A soldier armed with a rifle, especially a private in a rifle regiment.

Usage examples:

Opinions began to alter during the wars of the mid-18th century and military riflemen appeared in m…

Meanings of Riflemen:

noun

A soldier armed with a rifle, especially a private in a rifle regiment.

Usage examples:

Opinions began to alter during the wars of the mid-18th century and military riflemen appeared in m…

Meanings of Rifler:

noun

A robber, a plunderer, a looter.

Meanings of Rifleries:

noun

Shots fired from rifles; rifle fire.

Meanings of Riflers:

noun

A robber, a plunderer, a looter.

Meanings of Riflery:

noun

Shots fired from rifles; rifle fire.

Meanings of Rifles:

noun

A gun, especially one fired from shoulder level, having a long spirally grooved barrel intended to make a bullet spin and thereby have greater accuracy over a long distance.

Usage examples:

A hunting rifle

verb

Make spiral grooves in (a gun or its barrel or bore) to make a bullet spin and thereby have greater accuracy over a long distance.

Usage examples:

There are four basic ways to rifle a gun barrel

Meanings of Riflescope:

noun

A telescopic sight on a rifle.

Usage examples:

Bushnell offers an extensive line of binoculars, spotting scopes, riflescopes, rangefinders, telesc…

Meanings of Rifling:

noun

The arrangement of spiral grooves on the inside of a rifle barrel.

Usage examples:

He could clearly see the rifling of the bore

verb

Make spiral grooves in (a gun or its barrel or bore) to make a bullet spin and thereby have greater accuracy over a long distance.

Usage examples:

There are four basic ways to rifle a gun barrel

Meanings of Riflings:

noun

The arrangement of spiral grooves on the inside of a rifle barrel.

Usage examples:

He could clearly see the rifling of the bore