air rifle
noun
: a rifle whose projectile (such as a BB or pellet) is propelled by compressed air or carbon dioxide
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Set in the 1940s in fictional Hohman, Indiana, young Ralphie Parker dreams of nothing more than an official Red Ryder carbine-action 200-shot Range Model air rifle for Christmas.
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Domenica Bongiovanni, IndyStar, 25 Nov. 2025
Hochman said the investigation proved Mitchell had an air rifle between his legs at the time he was shot.
—Chelsea Hylton, CBS News, 21 Nov. 2025
You'd be forgiven for being a little sick of A Christmas Story, Bob Clark's beloved tale about 9-year-old Ralphie (Peter Billingsley) and the Red Ryder carbine-action 200-shot range model air rifle he so fiercely desires.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Nov. 2025
The raid netted police slot machines, table games, a rifle, an air rifle, ammunition, cash and drug paraphernalia, authorities said.
—Harry Harris, Mercury News, 4 Sep. 2025
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Domenica Bongiovanni, IndyStar, 25 Nov. 2025
Hochman said the investigation proved Mitchell had an air rifle between his legs at the time he was shot.
—Chelsea Hylton, CBS News, 21 Nov. 2025
You'd be forgiven for being a little sick of A Christmas Story, Bob Clark's beloved tale about 9-year-old Ralphie (Peter Billingsley) and the Red Ryder carbine-action 200-shot range model air rifle he so fiercely desires.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Nov. 2025
The raid netted police slot machines, table games, a rifle, an air rifle, ammunition, cash and drug paraphernalia, authorities said.
—Harry Harris, Mercury News, 4 Sep. 2025
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“Air rifle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/air%20rifle. Accessed 5 Dec. 2025.
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