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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So, please, don't shoot my eye out with an official Red Ryder, carbine action, 200-shot range model air rifle!
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Chris Nashawaty, EW.com, 28 Nov. 2023
In incidents earlier this week, Unite Here Local 11, the union representing hospitality workers, alleges that people on one of its picket lines were struck by pellets fired by an air rifle.
—Suhauna Hussain, Los Angeles Times, 27 Jan. 2024
When a mink was contained, it was shot with an air rifle, which Martin tells the Independent’s Danny Halpin is the most humane way to do it.
—Christian Thorsberg, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Jan. 2024
The country has outlawed handguns, and while civilians may purchase shotguns and air rifles, the process to obtain a firearm license is extensive, involving a class, a written test and a shooting-range test among other evaluations.
—Kimmy Yam, NBC News, 14 Sep. 2023
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Chris Nashawaty, EW.com, 28 Nov. 2023
In incidents earlier this week, Unite Here Local 11, the union representing hospitality workers, alleges that people on one of its picket lines were struck by pellets fired by an air rifle.
—Suhauna Hussain, Los Angeles Times, 27 Jan. 2024
When a mink was contained, it was shot with an air rifle, which Martin tells the Independent’s Danny Halpin is the most humane way to do it.
—Christian Thorsberg, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Jan. 2024
The country has outlawed handguns, and while civilians may purchase shotguns and air rifles, the process to obtain a firearm license is extensive, involving a class, a written test and a shooting-range test among other evaluations.
—Kimmy Yam, NBC News, 14 Sep. 2023
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“Air rifle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/air%20rifle. Accessed 2 Jul. 2024.
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