riflery
the art, practice, or sport of shooting at targets with rifles.
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How to use riflery in a sentence
There was a crash of riflery very close at hand, the mule plunged, and she reeled backwards with a little cry.
The Dust of Conflict | David Goodger (goodger@python.org)Still, he made no answer, and there was silence, until from beyond the dust cloud rose the strident crackle of riflery.
The Dust of Conflict | David Goodger (goodger@python.org)Then the silence was suddenly broken by a crash of riflery, and the front of the houses was smeared by drifting smoke!
The Dust of Conflict | David Goodger (goodger@python.org)Nares, who shivered a little, said nothing, and a minute or two later a crackle of riflery broke out in the bush.
Long Odds | Harold Bindloss
British Dictionary definitions for riflery
/ (ˈraɪfəlrɪ) /
rifle shots
the practice or skill of rifle marksmanship
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