ALL meanings of rifling
ri·fling
R r - noun rifling a shoulder firearm with spiral grooves cut in the inner surface of the gun barrel to give the bullet a rotatory motion and thus a more precise trajectory. 1
- noun rifling one of the grooves. 1
- noun rifling a cannon with such grooves. 1
- noun rifling (often initial capital letter) rifles, any of certain military units or bodies equipped with rifles. 1
- verb with object rifling to ransack and rob (a place, receptacle, etc.). 1
- verb with object rifling to search and rob (a person). 1
- verb with object rifling to plunder or strip bare. 1
- verb with object rifling to steal or take away. 1
- noun rifling the cutting of spiral grooves on the inside of a firearm's barrel 0
- noun rifling the series of grooves so cut 0
- noun rifling the cutting of spiral grooves on the inside of a gun barrel to make the projectile spin when fired, thus giving the shot greater accuracy and distance 0
- noun rifling a series or system of such grooves 0