NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION

Meaning of NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION in English

US-based association that promotes shooting sports and upholds citizens' rights to possess firearms (also operates a political lobbying group that actively opposes gun control laws), NRA

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NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION — ˌNational ˈRifle Associˌation, the BrE AmE abbreviation , the NRA a US organization that supports people's rights to buy and …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION — Governing organization for the sport of shooting with rifles and pistols. It was founded in Britain in 1860. The U.S. …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION — ( abbr the NRA ) a US organization, established in 1871, which supports the use of guns for hunting, sport …
Oxford Guide to British and American Culture English vocabulary
NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION — сокр NRA Национальная стрелковая ассоциация (Америки) (НРА) Общественная организация владельцев оружия и лиц, выступающих в защиту права на обладание оружием, гарантированного Второй …
NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION — (NRA) Национальная стрелковая ассоциация Общественная организация; основана в 1871. Насчитывает 2,8 млн. членов - владельцев оружия и лиц, выступающих в …
RIFLE — I Firearm whose barrel is rifled (i.e., has spiral grooves cut inside it to give a spin to the projectile). …
Английский словарь Британика
NATIONAL — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) National Biscuit Company National Aeronautics and Space Administration National Broadcasting Co. Acadia National Park …
Английский словарь Британика
ASSOCIATION — I In psychology, the process of forming mental connections or bonds between sensations, ideas, or memories. Though discussed by the …
Английский словарь Британика
RIFLE — I. ˈrīfəl verb ( rifled ; rifled ; rifling -f(ə)liŋ ; rifles ) Etymology: Middle English riflen, from Middle French …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
NATIONAL — I. ˈnashən ə l, -shnəl, -ˈnaash-, ˈnaish- adjective Etymology: Middle French, from nation + -al 1. : of or relating …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ASSOCIATION — əˌsōsēˈāshən, -ōshē- — -ōsh- is somewhat less freq in this than in the other associ- words, by reason of sh- …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
RIFLE — (v. t.) To grove; to channel; especially, to groove internally with spiral channels; as, to rifle a gun barrel or …
Английский словарь Webster
RIFLE — ( v. t. ) To whet with a rifle. See Rifle, n., 3.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
RIFLE — ( v. t. ) To grove; to channel; especially, to groove internally with spiral channels; as, to rifle a gun …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
RIFLE — rifle 1 /ruy"feuhl/ , n. , v. , rifled, rifling . n. 1. a shoulder firearm with spiral grooves cut …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
NATIONAL — — nationally , adv. /nash"euh nl, nash"neuhl/ , adj. 1. of, pertaining to, or maintained by a nation as an …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
RIFLE — I. ˈrī-fəl verb ( ri·fled ; ri·fling -f(ə-)liŋ) Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French rifler to scrape off, plunder, of Germanic …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
RIFLE — vi to commit robbery. 2. rifle ·vi to raffle. 3. rifle ·vt to raffle. 4. rifle ·noun a body of …
Webster English vocab
ASSOCIATION — noun mental connection, or that which is mentally linked or associated with a thing. 2. association ·noun the act of …
Webster English vocab
RIFLE — [ri.fle] vb ri.fled ; ri.fling [ME, fr. MF rifler to scratch, file, plunder, of Gmc origin; akin to OHG riffilon …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
RIFLE — firearm with a rifled borei.e., having shallow spiral grooves cut inside the barrel to impart a spin to the projectile. …
Britannica English vocabulary
ASSOCIATION — general psychological principle originally closely linked with problems of recollection, or memory. The principle stated that when any past event …
Britannica English vocabulary
RIFLE — rifl|e BrE AmE ˈraɪf ə l ▷ rifl|ed d ▷ rifl|es z ▷ rifl|ing ‿ɪŋ ▶ ˈ rifle range BrE …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
NATIONAL — national BrE AmE ˈnæʃ ə n‿ ə l ▷ national|s z ▶ ˌ national ˈ anthem BrE AmE ▶ ˌ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
RIFLE — / ˈraɪfl; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun a gun with a long barrel which you hold to your …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
NATIONAL — / ˈnæʃnəl; NAmE / adjective , noun ■ adjective [ usually before noun ] 1. connected with a particular nation; …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ASSOCIATION — / əˌsəʊʃiˈeɪʃn; -siˈeɪ-; NAmE əˌsoʊ-/ noun 1. [ C +sing./pl. v . ] ( abbr. Assoc. ) an official group …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
RIFLE — I. ri ‧ fle 1 /ˈraɪf ə l/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1700-1800 ; Origin: rifle 'to cut …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
NATIONAL — I. na ‧ tion ‧ al 1 S1 W1 /ˈnæʃ ə nəl/ BrE AmE adjective [ Word Family: noun : …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
NATIONAL — National, the BrE AmE 1 . the ↑ Grand National 2 . the ↑ National Theatre
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ASSOCIATION — as ‧ so ‧ ci ‧ a ‧ tion S3 W1 /əˌsəʊsiˈeɪʃ ə n, əˌsəʊʃi- $ əˌsoʊ-/ BrE AmE noun …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
RIFLE — n. & v. --n. 1 a gun with a long rifled barrel, esp. one fired from shoulder-level. 2 (in pl.) …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
NATIONAL
Английский основной разговорный словарь
RIFLE — n. & v. n. 1 a gun with a long rifled barrel, esp. one fired from shoulder-level. 2 (in pl.) …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
NATIONAL
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
RIFLE — 1. n. & v. --n. 1. a gun with a long rifled barrel, esp. one fired from shoulder-level. 2 (in …
Oxford English vocab
NATIONAL
Oxford English vocab
RIFLE — ( rifles, rifling, rifled) 1. A rifle is a gun with a long barrel. They shot him at point blank …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
NATIONAL — ( nationals) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. National means relating to …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ASSOCIATION — ( associations) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. An association is an …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
RIFLE — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a pistol/rifle shot ▪ A pistol shot rang out in the darkness. air rifle …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
NATIONAL
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
ASSOCIATION — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a professional body/association (= organization that people from a particular profession can belong to ) …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
RIFLE — (GUN) [noun] [C] - a type of gun with a long barrel, which is fired from the shoulderRifles are designed …
Cambridge English vocab
ASSOCIATION — [noun]An association is a group of people who are united in a single organization for a particular purpose.the Association for …
Cambridge English vocab
RIFLE — n. assault rifle M16 rifle National Rifle Association Springfield rifle
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
RIFLE — n. Firearm whose barrel is rifled (i.e., has spiral grooves cut inside it to give a spin to the projectile). …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
ASSOCIATION — n. American Association of Retired Persons Association of Southeast Asian Nations association football Young Men's Christian Association Algerian Reformist Ulama' …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
NATIONAL — National Railroad Passenger Corp. National Biscuit Company National Aeronautics and Space Administration National Broadcasting Co. Acadia National Park African National …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
ASSOCIATION — Synonyms and related words : Anschluss, British Cabinet, Sanhedrin, US Cabinet, accompaniment, accord, accordance, addition, adjunct, advisory body, affairs, affiliation, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
RIFLE — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ automatic , bolt-action , semi-automatic , single-shot ▪ high-powered ▪ .22 , etc. ▪ army , assault …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
NATIONAL — n. 25B6; adjective national politics : STATE, public, federal, governmental; civic, civil, domestic, internal. a national strike : NATIONWIDE, countrywide, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
ASSOCIATION — noun (a) relating one thing to another in the mind association area = area of the cortex of the brain …
English Dictionary of Medicine
RIFLE — I 1. сущ. 1) винтовка, нарезное оружие to aim, point a rifle ≈ целиться из винтовки to assemble a rifle …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
NATIONAL — 1. прил. 1) народный, национальный, относящийся к какой-л. нации national feelings ≈ национальные чувства national self-determination ≈ национальное самоопределение national …
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ASSOCIATION — ╜ Association of Desk and Derrick Clubs of North America Association of Oilwell Servicing Contractors Association of Petroleum Writers American …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
ASSOCIATION — сущ. 1) соединение, объединение 2) ассоциация, общество, союз association football ≈ футбол parent-teacher association ≈ родительский комитет (добровольная организация, создаваемая …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
RIFLE — rifle.ogg _I 1. ʹraıfʹ(ə)l n 1. нарез ( в канале ствола винтовки и т. п. ) 2. винтовка; нарезное оружие …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
NATIONAL — national.ogg 1. ʹnæʃ(ənəl n 1. гражданин, подданный ( какого-л. государства ) French nationals - французские граждане Belgian nationals - бельгийские …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
ASSOCIATION — association.ogg ə͵səʋsıʹeıʃ(ə)n,ə͵səʋʃıʹeıʃ(ə)n n 1. 1> общество, ассоциация, объединение Automobile Association - автомобильная ассоциация ( в Великобритании ) 2> соединение ( …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
NATIONAL — 1) всенародный 2) государственный 3) тех. магистральный 4) национальный • national electric code — национальные правила по установке электрооборудования national standard thread — резьба американская стандартная - …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
ASSOCIATION — 1) ассоциация, (со)общество 2) объединение, соединение 3) связь; сотрудничество • - additive association - association by contiguity - association by contrast - association by similarity - association control - …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
NATIONAL — national прил.1) народный, национальный, относящийся к какой-л. нации national feelings — национальные чувства national self-determination — национальное самоопределение national minority …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
NATIONAL — 1. [ʹnæʃ(ə)nəl] n 1. гражданин, подданный ( какого-л. государства ) French ~s - французские граждане Belgian ~s - бельгийские подданные …
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