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  • 21Rifle Sport Gallery — opened in 1985 in the Block E segment of Hennepin Avenue in downtown Minneapolis, USA. It is considered one of the points of origin for the Minneapolis art scene.The gallery was located on the second floor of a 2 story building located at the… …

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  • 22rifle — Ⅰ. rifle [1] ► NOUN 1) a gun, especially one fired from shoulder level, having a long spirally grooved barrel to make a bullet spin and thereby increase accuracy over a long distance. 2) (rifles) troops armed with rifles. ► VERB 1) (usu. as adj.… …

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  • 23long gun — long gun, U.S. a rifle or shotgun: »The bill would require all persons owning or buying long guns to obtain a license from a new Firearms Control Board and to register them (New York Times) …

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  • 24Rifle Brigade (Prince Consort's Own) — Infobox Military Unit unit name= The Rifle Brigade (Prince Consort s Own) caption= Cap Badge of The Rifles dates= 1816 1966 country= United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland allegiance= branch= British Army type= Infantry role= size=… …

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  • 25Long Range Desert Group — The Long Range Desert Group (LRDG) was a British Army unit during World War II. The unit was founded in Egypt, following the Italian declaration of war in June 1940, by Major Ralph A. Bagnold with the assistance of Captains Patrick Clayton and… …

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  • 26Rifle grenade — A rifle grenade is a form of grenade that utilizes a rifle as a launch mechanism to increase the effective range of the grenade. The idea was first widely put into service during World War I and continues to this day. Many armies have replaced… …

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  • 27Long gun — The term long gun is used to describe classes of firearm and cannon with longer barrels than other classes. In small arms, a long gun is designed to be fired braced against the shoulder, in contrast to a handgun, while in artillery a long gun… …

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  • 28rifle — I UK [ˈraɪf(ə)l] / US noun [countable] Word forms rifle : singular rifle plural rifles * a large gun with a long barrel that you hold against your shoulder to fire II UK [ˈraɪf(ə)l] / US verb [transitive] Word forms rifle : present tense… …

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  • 29rifle — 1. n. & v. n. 1 a gun with a long rifled barrel, esp. one fired from shoulder level. 2 (in pl.) riflemen. v.tr. make spiral grooves in (a gun or its barrel or bore) to make a bullet spin. Phrases and idioms: rifle bird any dark green Australian… …

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  • 30rifle — ri|fle1 [ raıfl ] noun count * a large gun with a long BARREL that you hold against your shoulder to fire rifle ri|fle 2 [ raıfl ] verb transitive 1. ) rifle or rifle through to search quickly through something such as a container or a group of… …

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