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Meaning of leade | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1

Definitions

That portion of a firearm's barrel immediately in front of the chamber where the bullet travels prior to contacting the rifling.

Equivalents

Français leadé

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.
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