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The answer RIFLE has 471 possible clue(s) in existing crosswords.
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Definitions of rifle in various dictionaries:
noun - a shoulder firearm with a long barrel and a rifled bore
verb - steal goods
verb - go through in search of something
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Possible Crossword Clues |
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Search messily |
Kind of range |
Rob |
M-1, for one |
Ransack and rob |
M-16, e.g. |
Ransack |
Winchester product |
Search and rob |
Doughboy's weapon |
Rifle description |
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A rifle is a portable long-barrelled firearm designed for precision shooting, to be held with both hands and braced against the shoulder for stability during firing, and with a barrel that has a helical pattern of grooves ("rifling") cut into the bore walls. The term was originally rifled gun, with the word "rifle" referring to the machining process of creating grooving with cutting tools, and is now used for any long handheld device designed for aimed discharge activated by a trigger, such as air rifles and the personnel halting and stimulation response rifle. Rifles are used in warfare, hunting and shooting sports. * Like all typical firearms, a rifle's projectile (bullet) is propelled by the contained deflagration of a combustible propellant compound (originally black powder, later cordite, and now nitrocellulose), although other means such as compressed air are used in air rifles, which are popular for vermin control, hunting small game, formal target shooting and casual shooting ( |