unrifled

• Adjectif désuet signifiant « non rayé » ; généralement utilisé pour décrire une arme à feu ou un canon dont le tube est lisse, sans rainures hélicoïdales.

An obsolete adjective meaning not rifled; typically used to describe a firearm or cannon whose bore is smooth, without spiral grooves.

1. Smoothbore firearmC2formal

   Describes a firearm barrel that lacks internal spiral grooves (rifling), resulting in a smooth interior surface.

   âme lisse

   • The musket was an unrifled weapon used by soldiers in the 18th century.
   • Unrifled barrels are common in shotguns and some historical firearms.
   • Accuracy is generally lower with an unrifled barrel compared to a rifled one.

   Synonymessmoothbore

   Antonymesrifled