cannelure

[ kan-l-oor ]

/ ˈkæn lˌʊər /

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noun

a groove or fluting around the cylindrical part of a bullet.

any groove or fluting on a cylinderlike object.

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Origin of cannelure

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; see origin at cane

OTHER WORDS FROM cannelure

can·ne·lured, adjective

Words nearby cannelure

canned heat, canned laughter, cannel coal, cannellini bean, cannelloni, cannelure, canner, cannery, Cannes, cannetille, cannibal

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How to use cannelure in a sentence

It has the cannelure which is located at the rear, on the portion of bullets of this type.
Warren Commission (3 of 26): Hearings Vol. III (of 15)|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
That is the groove around the base of the bullet, also known as the cannelure?
Warren Commission (3 of 26): Hearings Vol. III (of 15)|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
There is a cannelure, that would be the position at which the projectile is crimped and held in the cartridge case.
Warren Commission (3 of 26): Hearings Vol. III (of 15)|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
Cannelure, kan′e-lūr, n. a groove or a fluting: a groove round the cylindrical part of a bullet.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D)|Various

The lubricant can then be poured around them until it rises high enough to fill the top cannelure.
Pistol and Revolver Shooting|A. L. A. Himmelwright

British Dictionary definitions for cannelure

cannelure

/ (ˈkænəˌlʊə) /

noun

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

Word Origin for cannelure

C18: from French, ultimately from Latin canālis canal

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