rifled

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rifled

adjective

not comparable Having a spiral on the interior of a gun bore to make a fired bullet spin in flight to improve range and accuracy.
Opposite: smoothbore, unrifled

verb

participle, past simple past and past participle of rifle

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adj having a spiral groove on the inside of a gun barrel

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@misc{rifled_2026,
  title = {rifled},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/rifled},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}