leade
Definitions
That portion of a firearm's barrel immediately in front of the chamber where the bullet travels prior to contacting the rifling.
Equivalents
Françaisleadé
Examples
“The bullet must then jump⟳ some distance before it enters the leade of the rifling in the barrel. There is always some tendency for skidding to occur⟳ before the rifling fully engages […]”
CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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