WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
En′field ri′fle,
- Militarya single-shot, muzzleloading rifle, of.577 caliber, used by the British army in the Crimean War and in limited numbers by both sides in the American Civil War.
- Militarya bolt-action, breech-loading,.303-caliber magazine rifle introduced in Britain in 1902.
- Militaryan American.30-caliber rifle used in World War I by U.S. troops, patterned after the British Enfield rifle. Also called Enfield.
- named after Enfield, England, where it was first made
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