cannelure

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cannelure

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Borrowed from French cannelure.

noun cannelures

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.

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

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cannelure. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/cannelure

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

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@misc{cannelure_2026,
  title = {cannelure},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/cannelure},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}