[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

rifle \ri"fle\, n. akin to dan. rifle, or riffel, the rifle of
   a gun, a chamfer cf. riffel, riffelb"osse, a rifle gun,
   rifle to rifle a gun, g. riefeln, riefen, to chamfer,
   groove, and e. rive. see rive, and cf. riffle, rivel.
   1. a gun, the inside of whose barrel is grooved with spiral
      channels, thus giving the ball a rotary motion and
      insuring greater accuracy of fire. as a military firearm
      it has superseded the musket.
      1913 webster

   2. pl. mil. a body of soldiers armed with rifles.
      1913 webster

   3. a strip of wood covered with emery or a similar material,
      used for sharpening scythes.
      1913 webster

   rifle pit mil., a trench for sheltering sharpshooters.
      1913 webster
see also:
rive riffle rivel rifle pit 

The Rifle Pit - American Civil War Wargames
...Discussion Forums.   Site Help & F.A.Q..   About The Rifle Pit.    ... to the very late and extremely overdue revamp of the Rifle Pit. As was ... ..
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Dictionary.com/rifle pit
...... pit. Rifle \Ri"fle\, n. [Akin to Dan. rifle, or riffel, the rifle of a ... riffel, riffelb["o]sse, a rifle gun, rifle to rifle a gun, G. riefeln ... ..
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Reference.com/Encyclopedia Search/rifle pit
...No results found for rifle pit.. You might find what you are looking ... ..
http://www.reference.com/search?q=rifle%20pit, score=55, date indexed=November 5, 2005, 11:38 am

High Power Rifle Pit Rules
...RANGE SAFETY FLAGS WILL BE FLOWN AT THE RIFLE PIT AND AT THE FIRING ... ALL PIT PERSONNEL WILL STAY ON THE CATWALK WHEN FIRING IS IN PROGRESS. ... ..
http://www.basfaz.com/high_power_rifle_pit_rules.htm, score=51, date indexed=November 25, 2005, 8:34 pm

Homegrown Miniatures
...... blanket roll, armed with rifle vaulting into large rifle pit. $ 19.95 ... in large gun pit with CSA infantryman casualty draped over rifle pit. ... ..
http://www.michtoy.com/MTSCnewSite/figures_kits_folder/HomegrownMini/HomegrownMini.html, score=48, date indexed=November 20, 2005, 6:22 am

Rifle pit and view
...This sign explains about a soldier's rifle pit which overlooks. the ... ..
http://www.westerntour.com/1885Reb/R-rifleP.htm, score=48, date indexed=November 6, 2005, 10:03 am

Translation of rifle-pit
...Translation of rifle-pit. rifle-pit. rifle-pit in Hungarian is ... rifle-pit ----. translation of rifle-range. translation of rifle-shot ... ..
http://www.brainytranslation.com/translations/ri/riflepit332521.html, score=44, date indexed=November 18, 2005, 12:04 pm

Geophysical Survey
...But it looks like a rifle pit. "If it turns out to be a rifle pit, it ... Whether someone was buried in the suspected rifle pit won't be ... ..
http://www.friendslittlebighorn.com/geophysicalsurvey.htm, score=37, date indexed=January 16, 2006, 12:42 am

The Greatest Generation Memorial Exhibit
...Rifle pit #4. Another 2-man pit, taking advantage of a spare camo net ... Rifle pit #3. 2-man pit. The guys in this hole have been ??liberating?? ... ..
http://www.504th.freeserve.co.uk/smeexhib.htm, score=31, date indexed=November 23, 2005, 7:54 pm

...... ART need a road to cross a rifle pit hexside -unit in a rifle pit or ... pits -units in rifle pits or fort never have to attack (for rifle pits ... ..
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