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cannelures

cannelures is the plural of cannelure.

Meaning of cannelure

Noun

cannelure (plural cannelures)

  1. A ringlike groove, such as that around the cylinder of an elongated bullet for small arms to contain a lubricant, or around the rotating band of a gun projectile to lessen the resistance offered to the rifling.

Questions about cannelures

What is cannelures the plural of?
Cannelures is the plural of cannelure.

Words near cannelures in the dictionary

  1. cannelon
  2. cannelons
  3. cannels
  4. cannelure
  5. cannelured
  6. cannelures
  7. cannelé
  8. cannelés
  9. cannequin
  10. cannequins
  11. canner

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