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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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.
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Lex Harvey, CNN, 14 Aug. 2024
Gonzalez, 54, was on the picket line in January when several of her co-workers were bruised by small metal balls fired by some sort of air rifle.
—Suhauna Hussain, Los Angeles Times, 8 Aug. 2024
In the shooting, Du Li was unable to defend her title in the women’s 10-meter air rifle competition, tearfully finishing out of the medal positions in fifth.
—George Ramsay, CNN, 3 Aug. 2024
Shooting — 10-meter air rifle women’s and men’s final — 9:30 a.m. Paris/3:30 a.m.
—Greg Rosenstein, NBC News, 30 July 2024
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Lex Harvey, CNN, 14 Aug. 2024
Gonzalez, 54, was on the picket line in January when several of her co-workers were bruised by small metal balls fired by some sort of air rifle.
—Suhauna Hussain, Los Angeles Times, 8 Aug. 2024
In the shooting, Du Li was unable to defend her title in the women’s 10-meter air rifle competition, tearfully finishing out of the medal positions in fifth.
—George Ramsay, CNN, 3 Aug. 2024
Shooting — 10-meter air rifle women’s and men’s final — 9:30 a.m. Paris/3:30 a.m.
—Greg Rosenstein, NBC News, 30 July 2024
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“Air rifle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/air%20rifle. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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