rifled

English

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Adjective

rifled (not comparable)

1. (firearms) Having a spiral on the interior of a gun bore to make a fired bullet spin in flight to improve range and accuracy.

Antonyms

• smoothbore
• unrifled

Derived terms

• rifled slug

Related terms

• rifle

Translations

having a spiral groove on the inside of a gun barrel

• Finnish: rihlattu
• Vietnamese: nòng rãnh

Verb

rifled

1. simple past and past participle of rifle

Anagrams

• Fidler, Friedl