bourrelet

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bourrelet

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Borrowed from French bourrelet.

noun bourrelets

An accurately machined portion around the diameter of a shell of a gun, which acts to increase accuracy of projectile fit to the barrel. The bourrelet is a slightly raised surface on the rocket designed to maintain a light contact with the inside of the launching tube to center the rocket when fired.
An escoffion.
A raised rim around a footprint consisting of sediment displaced by the pressure of the step.

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"bourrelet." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/bourrelet. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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"bourrelet." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/bourrelet.

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@misc{bourrelet_2026,
  title = {bourrelet},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/bourrelet},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}