Sport Shooting Terms

noun a type of handgun with a revolving cylinder containing multiple chambers for bullets

• The detective found a revolver at the crime scene and immediately secured it for evidence.
• I can't believe he pulled out a revolver during the argument!
• He whipped out his piece, a shiny revolver, and everyone went silent.
• Her words were like a loaded revolver, ready to shoot down anyone who dared to challenge her.

noun A soldier armed with a rifle, especially one who is part of a military unit specialized in using rifles.

• The rifleman took careful aim before firing at the target.
• The rifleman nailed the bullseye on his first shot.
• That rifleman is a real sharpshooter.
• She was a rifleman in the debate, hitting her points with precision.

noun a smoothbore gun for firing small shot at short range

adjective relating to or using a shotgun

• The hunter took his shotgun and set out into the woods.
• I called shotgun for the front seat of the car.
• He pulled out his shotgun and was ready to lay down some serious heat.
• She took a shotgun approach to solving the problem, trying multiple solutions at once.