rifling

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ri·fling (r

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1. The process or operation of cutting spiral grooves in a rifle barrel.

2. Grooves cut in a rifle barrel.

rifling [ˈraɪflɪŋ]

1. (Military / Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery) the cutting of spiral grooves on the inside of a firearm's barrel

2. (Military / Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery) the series of grooves so cut

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Noun

rifling - the cutting of spiral grooves on the inside of the barrel of a firearm

grooving

formation, shaping - the act of fabricating something in a particular shape

Translations

rifling [ˈraɪflɪŋ] N (Tech) → estría f, estriado m, rayado m

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