rifling

Meaning

Noun

1. The act or process of making the grooves in a rifled cannon or gun barrel.
2. The system of grooves in a rifled gun barrel or cannon. Shunt rifling, rifling for cannon, in which one side of the groove is made deeper than the other, to facilitate loading with shot having projections which enter by the deeper part of the grooves.
3. The act or process of letting playing cards cascade down one at a time towards the table (or one's hand), controlling the speed and flow with one's thumb, which sits on the top edges of the cards.

Verb

present participle and gerund of rifle

rifle

• Noun
• Verb

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Synonyms

groove

chamfer

fluting

slot

grooving

rifle

furrow

twist

wrinkle

Translations

groef

sleuf

cannelure

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gleuf

cannelure

sillon

rainure

Einschnitt

keep

sponning

Drall

kartel

inkeep

inkeping

entalhe

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɹaɪflɪŋ/