"rifle pit" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: rifle pits [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} rifle pit (plural rifle pits)
  1. (military) A trench dug to shelter riflemen. Categories (topical): Military
    Sense id: en-rifle_pit-en-noun-3Wy54lz4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: government, military, politics, war

Inflected forms

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