can·ne·lure (k n  -l r )n. A groove around the cylinder of a bullet. [French, alteration of cannelature, from Old Italian cannellatura, from cannello, small tube; see cannelloni.] |
cannelure [ˈkænəˌlʊə]
n
(Military / Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery) a groove or fluting, esp one around the cylindrical part of a bullet
[from French, ultimately from Latin canālis canal]
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