rifled slug

noun

A shotgun cartridge having only a single projectile, with oblique grooves on the projectile causing it to spin and thus increasing accuracy.

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Meanings

nounrifled slug (plural rifled slugs)

plural rifled slugs

  1. engineeringA shotgun cartridge having only a single projectile, with oblique grooves on the projectile causing it to spin and thus increasing accuracy.
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Chicago

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