air rifle

noun

A rifle that propels a pellet or other projectile by using compressed gas, rather than an explosion of gunpowder or other means.

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Meanings

nounair rifle (plural air rifles)

plural air rifles

  1. A rifle that propels a pellet or other projectile by using compressed gas, rather than an explosion of gunpowder or other means.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna gun that propels a projectile by compressed air

Similar
air gunairgun
Broader
gun
Also see
air gunpellet gun

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 氣槍 /气枪
  • 氣槍 /气枪 (qìqiāng)rifle
Finnish ilmakivääri
  • ilmakivääririfle
German Luftgewehr
  • Luftgewehrrifle
Greek αεροβόλο
  • αεροβόλο (aerovólo)rifle
Japanese エアライフル
  • エアライフル (earaifuru)rifle
Korean 공기소총
  • 공기소총 (gonggisochong)rifle
Polish wiatrówka
  • wiatrówkarifle
Portuguese carabina de pressão
  • carabina de pressãorifle
Russian духово́е ружьё, пневмати́ческая винто́вка
  • духово́е ружьё (duxovóje ružʹjó)rifle
  • пневмати́ческая винто́вка (pnevmatíčeskaja vintóvka)rifle
Spanish rifle de aire, rifle pneumático
  • rifle de airerifle
  • rifle pneumáticorifle
Swedish luftgevär
  • luftgevärrifle
Cite this entry
APA

air rifle. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/air%20rifle

MLA

“air rifle.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/air%20rifle. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “air rifle,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/air%20rifle.

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