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cannelure
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cannelure [′kan·əl·u̇r]
(ordnance)
A groove in a bullet which contains a lubricant, or into which the cartridge is crimped.
A groove in a cartridge case providing a purchase for the extractor.
A ringlike groove for locking the jacket of an armor-piercing bullet to the core.
A ringlike groove in the rotating band of a gun projectile to lessen the resistance offered to the gun rifling and to prevent fringing grooves.
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