Rifle and Sniper rifle

Rifle noun - A shoulder firearm with a long barrel and a rifled bore.

Sniper rifle and rifle are semantically related. In some cases you can replace phrase "Sniper rifle" with "Rifle", this terms are similar.

Nearby Words: rifled, rifling

Sniper rifle noun - An extremely powerful rifle developed for the military; capable of destroying light armored vehicles and aircraft more than a mile away.

Rifle and sniper rifle are semantically related. You can use "Rifle" instead a noun phrase "Sniper rifle".