{
    "term": "rifle",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "c1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "a gun with a long barrel which you hold to your shoulder to fire",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a hunting rifle"
                },
                {
                    "text": "an assault rifle"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["War and conflict"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["automatic", "bolt-action", "semi-automatic"],
                "verb + rifle": ["grab", "load", "reload"],
                "rifle + noun": ["barrel", "butt", "bullet"]
            }
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈraɪfl/",
                "audio": "ri/rifle/rifle__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈraɪfl/",
                "audio": "ri/rifle/rifle__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "noun mid 17th cent.: from French rifler ‘graze, scratch’, of Germanic origin. The earliest noun usage was in rifle gun, which had “rifles” or spiral grooves cut into the inside of the barrel."
}