Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A large-caliber rifle that fires ammunition at high velocity, used especially in hunting big game.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Same as
express , 5.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- A sporting rifle for use at short ranges, employing a large charge of powder and a light (short) bullet, giving a high initial velocity and consequently a flat trajectory. It is usually of moderately large caliber.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun Any of various
rifles that propel the bullet at high velocity to maximizepoint blank range .
Etymologies
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First applied to hunting rifles and ammunition beginning in the middle 19th century, to indicate a rifle or ammunition capable of higher than typical velocities.
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