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cannelure

[ kan-l-oor ]

noun

  1. a groove or fluting around the cylindrical part of a bullet.
  2. any groove or fluting on a cylinderlike object.


cannelure

/ ˈkænəˌlʊə /

noun

  1. a groove or fluting, esp one around the cylindrical part of a bullet


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  • can·ne·lured adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of cannelure1

First recorded in 1750–60; from French cannelure, from Middle French cannelature, from Italian cannellatura, probably from cannella “small tube, cinnamon,” from Medieval Latin canella; cane ( def )

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Word History and Origins

Origin of cannelure1

C18: from French, ultimately from Latin canālis canal

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Example Sentences

It has the cannelure which is located at the rear, on the portion of bullets of this type.

That is the groove around the base of the bullet, also known as the cannelure?

There is a cannelure, that would be the position at which the projectile is crimped and held in the cartridge case.

Cannelure, kan′e-lūr, n. a groove or a fluting: a groove round the cylindrical part of a bullet.

The lubricant can then be poured around them until it rises high enough to fill the top cannelure.

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