rifle pit
noun
a pit or short trench affording shelter to riflemen in firing at an enemy.
Origin of rifle pit
1First recorded in 1850–55
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How to use rifle pit in a sentence
The Rebels are driven from the stone-walls, and the sunken road, and the rifle-pit midway the hill.
The Boys of '61 | Charles Carleton Coffin.The guard began to rifle-pit among the wagons, and the Indians drew off to breathe their ponies.
John Ermine of the Yellowstone | Frederic Remington"Here you are, then;" and the missing cap was thrown into the rifle-pit, and a soldier restored it to its owner.
Frank Before Vicksburg | Harry CastlemonJust before sundown I was in the rifle pit holding the baby, while mother was spreading the blankets for a bed.
The Jacket (The Star-Rover) | Jack LondonShe jumped out of the rifle pit and ran right to him while the bullets were flying and led him back into shelter.
The Jacket (The Star-Rover) | Jack London
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