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In order to drill into young men the need to stay alert and stay alive, I used to punish offenders with my fists, boots and rifle butt, and with stockade time.
David Hackworth

Meaning of "rifle butt" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF RIFLE BUTT

rifle butt  [ˈraɪfəl bʌt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF RIFLE BUTT

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adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Rifle butt is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES RIFLE BUTT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of rifle butt in the English dictionary

The definition of rifle butt in the dictionary is the end of the stock of a rifle.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH RIFLE BUTT


abut
əˈbʌt
blackbutt
ˈblækˌbʌt
but
bʌt
butt
bʌt
hackbut
ˈhækbʌt
hagbut
ˈhæɡbʌt
rebut
rɪˈbʌt
sacbut
ˈsækˌbʌt
sackbut
ˈsækˌbʌt
sagbut
ˈsæɡˌbʌt
scuttlebutt
ˈskʌtəlˌbʌt
surrebut
ˌsʌrɪˈbʌt
woollybutt
ˈwʊlɪˌbʌt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE RIFLE BUTT

riffle
riffler
riffola
riffraff
Rifi
Rifian
rifle
rifle green
rifle grenade
rifle range
rifle shot
riflebird
rifleman
riflemen
rifler
riflery
rifles
rifling
riflip

WORDS THAT END LIKE RIFLE BUTT

att
Bennett
blatt
cigarette butt
Garrett
half-butt
head-butt
Lett
Lower Hutt
matt
mitt
mutt
pitch and putt
Pitt
putt
Scott
sett
tt
water butt
watt

Synonyms and antonyms of rifle butt in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «rifle butt» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF RIFLE BUTT

Find out the translation of rifle butt to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of rifle butt from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «rifle butt» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

枪托
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

culata de un rifle
570 millions of speakers

English

rifle butt
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

राइफल बट
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

بعقب بندقية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

прикладом
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

coronhada
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

রাইফেল গুঁতা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

crosse de fusil
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Punggung rifle
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Gewehrkolben
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

銃床
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

소총 엉덩이
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Butt rifle
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

súng trường mông
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

துப்பாக்கி பட்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

राइफल बट
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Tüfek poposu
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

calcio del fucile
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

karabin tyłek
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

прикладом
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

pușcă cap la cap
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

τουφέκι butt
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

geweerkolf
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

gevärskolv
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

geværkolben
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of rifle butt

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «RIFLE BUTT»

The term «rifle butt» is normally little used and occupies the 124.999 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «RIFLE BUTT» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about rifle butt

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QUOTES WITH «RIFLE BUTT»

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David Hackworth
In order to drill into young men the need to stay alert and stay alive, I used to punish offenders with my fists, boots and rifle butt, and with stockade time.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «RIFLE BUTT»

Discover the use of rifle butt in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to rifle butt and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Rifle: Steps to Success
Place the rifle butt plate to your shoulder so that it is either set right into your armpit or just to the right on your upper arm (figure 4.4b). You may use either of these starting points. Try both to determine which is more comfortable, consistent, and ...
Launi Meili
2
The Springfield 1903 Rifles: The Illustrated, Documented ...
Introduced in 1925, it was like the first checkered Model 1922M1 caliber .22 rifle butt plate, as it had the butt plate cap for access to the oil and thong case in the stock and was checked twelve lines to the inch. In 1922 a special butt plate was ...
William S. Brophy, 1985
3
Rifles of the World
The Mk I* IP rifle was simply a Mk P Long Lee-Enfield with a short rifle butt, which had a trap for cleaning materials and the pull-through. More interesting were the series of 'Charger Loading' guns, conversions of older Lee-Enfields to load from ...
John Walter, 2006
4
Journal of the Royal United Services Institute for Defence ...
The true bearing of the rifle butt, N. 19° 15' W., obtained by reduction, or its magnetic bearing. N. 2° 10' E., if no true bearing has been obtained, is next laid oft'. An estimated distance of the rifle butt from the Mewstoue has been formed by its ...
Royal United Services Institute for Defence Studies, 1872
5
Journal of the Royal United Service Institution
The true bearing of the rifle butt, N. 19° 15' W., obtained by reduction, or its magnetic bearing, N. 2° 10' E., if no true bearing has been obtained, is next laid ofl'. An estimated distance of the rifle butt from the Mewstone has been formed by its ...
‎1873
6
Forest and Stream
1 only-.8S-W, 26-inch Full Octagon, Full Magazine, Plain Pistol, Grip Checked, Rifle Butt, retail price $19.00, our price. $14.75 1 only— .82-40. 26-inch One-half Octagon, One-half Magazine, Plain Pistol, Grip Checked. Shotgun Butt, retail price ...
Charles Hallock, William A. Bruette, 1900
7
Journal of the Royal United Service Institution
The true bearing of the rifle butt, N. 19° 15' W., obtained by reduction, or its magnetic bearing, N. 2° 10' E., if no true bearing has been obtained, is next laid ofi'. An estimated distance of the rifle butt from the Mewstone has been formed by its ...
Royal United Service Institution, 1873
8
The American Rifle: A Treatise, a Text Book, and a Book of ...
There is very little excuse for the rifle butt-plate often seen on American rifles. It is a relic of the muzzle-loading days when the rifle had a very heavy, long barrel, and something to prevent the stock from slipping up on the shoulder due to the ...
Townsend Whelen, 1918
9
Smallbore Rifle Shooting: A Practical Guide
Placing the Rifle Butt into the Shoulder The butt of the rifle is a curved shape with a fixed or an adjustable butt plate made from either metal or plastic. This should fit firmly, but not too hard, into the shoulder. If therifle isplaced toohigh then the ...
Christopher Fenning, 2012
10
The Rat Bastards Book 1: Hit The Beach
Butsko received the stock of the Japanese rifle against his knuckles, and he thought for sure that his hand was broken, but he held on and brought his rifle butt around, trying to slam the Japanese NCO in the head. The Jap ducked and ...
Len Levinson, 2012

7 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «RIFLE BUTT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term rifle butt is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Palestinian Authority police beat child with rifle butt
While reportedly breaking up a fight, police officers beat Najajreh in his head, arm and foot with a rifle butt, his parents told Ma'an. “Rocks were thrown at PA ... «The Electronic Intifada, May 15»
2
Written by Ronald Mutum
Drama started during the 21 gun salute, when the rifle butt of a soldier in the firing party who was on the president's right side got tangled in his uniform, ... «Daily Trust, Jan 15»
3
Palestinian minister dead after being hit in chest with rifle butt by …
Shortly after the attack, the 55-year-old minister without portfolio began to look faint and fell to the ground clasping his chest, according to people at the scene. «Daily Mail, Dec 14»
4
Cheated: rifle butt & death
Raipur, March 12: Bleeding profusely from bullet wounds as his colleagues lay dead or badly injured, Manilal Thakur did what he thought was best. “I stayed ... «Calcutta Telegraph, Mar 14»
5
Olympics-Biathlon-Shumilova's chances ruined by broken rifle butt
Shumilova collided with Krystina Palka and as she fell backwards, her rifle butt was almost broken off. "I was skiing without any problems, but the shoot did not ... «Reuters, Feb 14»
6
BYGONES: A moment's rest meant a punch, kick, or rifle butt in the …
"On either side of the work stood Korean guards, rifles at the ready, eyes everywhere, ... receive a fist in the face, a rifle butt across the side of the head, or worse. «Derby Telegraph, Nov 13»
7
'SAS strangled me, beat me with rifle butt and told me I'd be …
An Iraqi policeman has claimed he was strangled, beaten with a rifle butt and told he would be murdered by an undercover SAS soldier during an interrogation. «Daily Mail, Dec 12»

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