Ridge-runner
ridge-runner
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noun 1. a pit or short trench affording shelter to riflemen in firing at an enemy.
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verb (used with object), rifled, rifling. 1. to ransack and rob (a place, receptacle, etc.). 2. to search and rob (a person). 3. to plunder or strip bare. 4. to steal or take away. noun 1. a firearm having a long barrel with a spirally grooved interior, which imparts to the bullet spinning motion and […]
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noun 1. a firing range for practice with rifles. 2. the range of, or distance coverable by, a bullet fired from a rifle: The enemy was within rifle range. noun 1. an area used for target practice with rifles