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. —

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 See all Example Sentences for air rifle