rifling Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun the cutting of spiral grooves on the inside of the barrel of a firearm
grooving.
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verb steal goods; take as spoils
pillage; strip; despoil; plunder; foray; rifle; loot; reave; ransack.
- During the earthquake people looted the stores that were deserted by their owners
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verb go through in search of something; search through someone's belongings in an unauthorized way
go; rifle.
- Who rifled through my desk drawers?
WordNet
Ri"fling noun
Definitions
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The act or process of making the grooves in a rifled cannon or gun barrel. -
The system of grooves in a rifled gun barrel or cannon.
