long rifle
31rifle — [[t]ra͟ɪf(ə)l[/t]] rifles, rifling, rifled 1) N COUNT A rifle is a gun with a long barrel. They shot him at point blank range with an automatic rifle... Neighbours heard the sound of rifle fire and alerted the police. 2) VERB If you rifle through …
32rifle — ri|fle1 [ˈraıfəl] n ↑barrel, ↑sight, ↑trigger [Date: 1700 1800; Origin: rifle to cut grooves on the inside of something, especially a gun barrel (17 21 centuries), from Old French rifler to cut into a surface, steal ] a long gun which you hold up …
33rifle — (entrée créée par le supplément) (raye fl ) s. m. Carabine à long canon ; fusil à balle forcée. Le vomito, plus meurtrier encore que les rifles ou le machete [mot espagnol signifiant coutelas, voy. • ci dessus au Supplément MANCHETTE 2] des… …
34rifle — [ˈraɪf(ə)l] noun [C] I a large gun with a long BARREL II verb [T] rifle [ˈraɪf(ə)l]; ˌrifle ˈthrough sth to search quickly through something in order to find something …
35rifle — 1 noun (C) a gun with a long barrel (=tube shaped part) which you hold up to your shoulder 2 verb (T) 1 also rifle through to search quickly through a cupboard, drawer etc: He rifled through his pockets for a coin. 2 to steal things from a place …
36rifle drill — noun : a drill designed to create long straight holes of small diameter (as for a rifle) …
37Long Island order of battle — The following units and commanders of the British and American armies fought in the Battle of Long Island of the American Revolution.British ArmySir William Howe, commandingClinton’s Division Lt. Gen. Sir Henry Clinton:3rd Brigade light… …
38Long Michelson Interferometer — The Long Michelson Interferometer was a radio telescope interferometer built by Martin Ryle and co workers in the late 1940s beside the rifle range to the west of Cambridge. The interferometer consisted of 2 fixed elements 440m apart to survey… …
39Long Drag — The Long Drag is a slang term referring to the event that is the culmination of the Fitness and Navigation phase of selection for the British Special Air Service. The event is also known simply as Endurance. It is a 40 mile hike over the Brecon… …
40long gun — noun A firearm, such as a shotgun or rifle, which is fired while braced against the shoulder. The 33 long guns and 37 handguns were seized during the project examining 69 cases where people failed to register or renew a firearm licence …
