rifle
Oznaczający
-
- A firearm fired from the shoulder; improved range and accuracy is provided by a long, rifled barrel.
- A rifleman.
- An artillery piece with a rifled barrel.
- A strip of wood covered with emery or a similar material, used for sharpening scythes.
Częstotliwość
Wymawiane jako (IPA)
/ˈɹaɪfəl/
Etymologia
Originally short for “rifled gun”, referring to the spiral grooves inside the barrel. From Middle English riflen (“to rob, plunder, search through”), from Old French rifler (“to lightly scratch, scrape off, plunder”), from Old High German riffilōn (compare German riffeln (“to score, make grooves in, ripple”), archaic Dutch rijfelen (“to scrape”), Old English rifelan, riflian (“to wrinkle”)), frequentative of Proto-Germanic *rīfaną (compare Old Norse rífa (“to tear, break”)). More at rive.
Related words
Popraw swoją wymowę
Rozpocznij naukę angielski z learnfeliz .
Ćwicz mówienie i zapamiętywanie „ rifle ” i wielu innych słów i zdań z angielski .
Przejdź do naszej strony kursu angielski
Notes
Sign in to write sticky notes