Rifling

Definition of Rifling

Ri´fling

n.

1.

The act or process of making the grooves in a rifled cannon or gun barrel.

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.

Related Words

formation, grooving, shaping

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