leade

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noun

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

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Meanings

nounleade (plural leades)

plural leades

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

    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 […]

    2004, Tom A. Warlow, Firearms, The Law And Forensic Ballistics, page 117

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APA

leade. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/leade

MLA

“leade.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/leade. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “leade,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/leade.

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