Definition of "rifled" []

• Having a spiral on the interior of a gun bore to make a fired bullet spin in flight to improve range and accuracy. (adjective)
• Simple past tense and past participle of rifle. (verb)

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• "Slugs have a long “barrel time” and are still traveling down the barrel as the gun recoils up and (in rifled guns) to the left."
• "With the Penguins on the power play, Malkin rifled a slap shot over goalie Ryan Miller's left shoulder for the rookie's 19th goal."
• "The slug weighs 11/16 ounces, leaves the muzzle at 1800 fps (3-inch) or 1900 fps (31/2-inch), and is deadly accurate in rifled barrels."