rifle pit

English

Sketch of a Greek rifle pit from the 19th century

Noun

rifle pit (plural rifle pits)

(military) A trench dug to shelter riflemen.

References

“rifle”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

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