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rifled

rifled adjective: having a spiral on the interior of a gun bore to make a fired bullet spin in flight to improve range and accuracy. Also the simple past and past participle of rifle.

Adjective

rifled (not comparable)

  1. 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

Also used as

rifled is also the simple past and past participle of rifle.

rifled meaning in Vietnamese

rifled in Vietnamese

having a spiral groove on the inside of a gun barrel
nòng rãnh

Antonyms of rifled

Words formed from rifled

Phrases with rifled

Questions about rifled

What does rifled mean?
Rifled means having a spiral on the interior of a gun bore to make a fired bullet spin in flight to improve range and accuracy.
What is rifled in Vietnamese?
Rifled in Vietnamese is nòng rãnh. See Rifled meaning in Vietnamese.
What part of speech is rifled?
Rifled is an adjective.

Words near rifled in the dictionary

  1. rifle ranges
  2. riflebird
  3. riflebirds
  4. riflebutt
  5. riflebutts
  6. rifled
  7. rifled slug
  8. rifled slugs
  9. rifledom
  10. riflelike
  11. riflemaker

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