Rifling
Definition & Meaning
Pronunciation /ˈɹaɪflɪŋ/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Rifling is a noun meaning (military) The act or process of making the grooves in a rifled cannon or gun barrel.
Meaning
(military) The act or process of making the grooves in a rifled cannon or gun barrel.
More Meanings
- present participle and gerund of rifle
- (card games) The act or process of letting playing cards cascade down one at a time towards the table (or one's hand), controlling the speed and flow with one's thumb, which sits on the top edges of the cards.
- (military) The system of grooves in a rifled gun barrel or cannon. Shunt rifling, rifling for cannon, in which one side of the groove is made deeper than the other, to facilitate loading with shot having projections which enter by the deeper part of the grooves.
Word Forms
- riflings
Synonyms for rifling
Depending on context, synonyms include grooving.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include grooving, groove, twist, fluting, filatory, flute.
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