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Synonyms of rifle
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Synonyms & Near Synonyms for rifle
- blunderbuss,
- breechloader,
- culverin,
- fieldpiece,
- firelock,
- flintlock,
- harquebus
- (or arquebus),
- matchlock,
- musket,
- shotgun,
- smoothbore,
- twenty-two
- (or .22)
- AK-47,
- assault rifle,
- assault weapon,
- automatic,
- carbine,
- machine gun,
- machine pistol,
- repeater,
- submachine gun,
- tommy gun
rifle
verbSynonyms & Antonyms of rifle (Entry 2 of 2)
- rifled the desk drawer in search of the insurance policy
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The first known use of rifle was in the 14th century
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