SNIPER RIFLE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does sniper rifle mean? 

• SNIPER RIFLE (noun)
  The noun SNIPER RIFLE has 1 sense:

1. an extremely powerful rifle developed for the military; capable of destroying light armored vehicles and aircraft more than a mile away

  Familiarity information: SNIPER RIFLE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SNIPER RIFLE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An extremely powerful rifle developed for the military; capable of destroying light armored vehicles and aircraft more than a mile away

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

precision rifle; sniper rifle

Hypernyms ("sniper rifle" is a kind of...):

rifle (a shoulder firearm with a long barrel and a rifled bore)

Domain category:

armed forces; armed services; military; military machine; war machine (the military forces of a nation)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "sniper rifle"):

Dragunov (a sniper rifle with a telescopic sight)