n.
A groove around the cylinder of a bullet.
[French, alteration of cannelature, from Old Italian cannellatura, from cannello, small tube. See cannelloni.]
cannelure
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can·ne·lure (kăn'ə-lʊr') 
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n.
A groove around the cylinder of a bullet.
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