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rifle pit

noun

  1. a pit or short trench affording shelter to riflemen in firing at an enemy.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of rifle pit1

First recorded in 1850–55

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Example Sentences

The Rebels are driven from the stone-walls, and the sunken road, and the rifle-pit midway the hill.

The guard began to rifle-pit among the wagons, and the Indians drew off to breathe their ponies.

"Here you are, then;" and the missing cap was thrown into the rifle-pit, and a soldier restored it to its owner.

Just before sundown I was in the rifle pit holding the baby, while mother was spreading the blankets for a bed.

She jumped out of the rifle pit and ran right to him while the bullets were flying and led him back into shelter.

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