Definitions for rifling

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rifling ri·fling

Spelling: [rahy-fling]

IPA: /ˈraɪ flɪŋ/

Rifling is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 11 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 14 points.

You can make 82 anagrams from letters in rifling (fgiilnr).

Definitions for rifling

noun

1. the act or process of cutting spiral grooves in a gun barrel, pipe, etc.
2. the system of spiral grooves so cut.
3. the act or process of ransacking or robbing.
4. a shoulder firearm with spiral grooves cut in the inner surface of the gun barrel to give the bullet a rotatory motion and thus a more precise trajectory.
5. one of the grooves.
6. a cannon with such grooves.
7. (often initial capital letter) rifles, any of certain military units or bodies equipped with rifles.

verb (used with object)

1. to cut spiral grooves within (a gun barrel, pipe, etc.).
2. to propel (a ball) at high speed, as by throwing or hitting with a bat.
3. to ransack and rob (a place, receptacle, etc.).
4. to search and rob (a person).
5. to plunder or strip bare.
6. to steal or take away.

Origin of rifling

First recorded in 1790-1800; rifle¹ + -ing¹

Examples for rifling

Ross was rifling his little brother's pockets with an air of business.

The bullet was a Guedes, with no marks of rifling, and was in no way deformed.

Or was it because some inkling had reached her as to the rifling of Greta's room at Lamborough?

On the paper, rifling on three supports, was a small triangular board.

Showing the machinery for boring and rifling heavy ordnance.

Then he cut her throat, and leaving her for dead on the bed, 019proceeded with his rifling.

In 1746 Benjamin Robins taught the principles of rifling as we know them now.

"Go on with your task of rifling the traveller's saddle-bags," she said, but made no movement to go.

The rifling consists of narrow grooves and bands, 45 of each.

These other marks were made by the rifling of the barrel a barrel like this one.'