Rifled
[raɪf(ə)l]
Definition
(adj.) of a firearm; having rifling or internal spiral grooves inside the barrel .
Checker: Wyatt--From WordNet
Definition
(imp. & p. p.) of Rifle
Typist: Sharif
Examples
- Rifled cannon were first employed in actual service in Louis Napoleon’s Italian campaign of 1859, and were first introduced in the United States service by General James in 1861. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- Smooth-bore cannon and mortars of cast-iron and bronze are still retained in some fortresses, though rifled cannon are the only type now made. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- In Berlin there is a rifled cannon of 1664 with thirteen grooves. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- I am convinced that these marks were left by the man who rifled the papers. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- We have seen the mineral and vegetable kingdoms rifled and ransacked for substances that would yield the best filament. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- Three-barrel guns were also made from one piece of steel, two bores for shot and the third rifled for a bullet. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- Then, when he had left, you rifled the jewel-case, raised the alarm, and had this unfortunate man arrested. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- The rifle, however, antedated the rifled cannon, the type of modern artillery. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- Rifled barrels, therefore, carry the balls farther, and increase the accuracy of the aim. Frederick C. Bakewell. Great Facts.
- Dr. Woodbridge also added greatly to the success of rifled cannon. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
Typist: Sharif