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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The two started yelling and Price grabbed an air rifle that fires pellets.
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Carolyn Komatsoulis, Idaho Statesman, 21 Feb. 2025
So, please, don't shoot my eye out with an official Red Ryder, carbine action, 200-shot range model air rifle!
—Chris Nashawaty, EW.com, 11 Dec. 2024
The movie follows young Ralphie Parker’s (Peter Billingsley) quest for a Red Ryder air rifle for Christmas in the 1940s.
—Anne Gelhaus, The Mercury News, 1 Dec. 2024
India’s Abhinav Bindra was level with his closest rival going into the final round of the men’s 10-meter air rifle at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.
—Lex Harvey, CNN, 14 Aug. 2024
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Carolyn Komatsoulis, Idaho Statesman, 21 Feb. 2025
So, please, don't shoot my eye out with an official Red Ryder, carbine action, 200-shot range model air rifle!
—Chris Nashawaty, EW.com, 11 Dec. 2024
The movie follows young Ralphie Parker’s (Peter Billingsley) quest for a Red Ryder air rifle for Christmas in the 1940s.
—Anne Gelhaus, The Mercury News, 1 Dec. 2024
India’s Abhinav Bindra was level with his closest rival going into the final round of the men’s 10-meter air rifle at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.
—Lex Harvey, CNN, 14 Aug. 2024
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“Air rifle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/air%20rifle. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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