origin of rifling

origin of rifling

[′är·ə·jən əv ′rīf·liŋ]

(ordnance)

The position in a rifled gun bore at which the rifling begins; more specifically, the plane, perpendicular to the axis of the gun bore, in which the rifling starts.

McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.