unrifled

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adjective

Having a bore with a smooth interior, i.e. one that has not been rifled.

Similar
smoothbore
Opposite
rifled
OriginEnglish rifled ← Middle English un- ← Old English un- →
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Meanings

adjectiveunrifled (not comparable)
  1. not comparableengineeringHaving a bore with a smooth interior, i.e. one that has not been rifled.

    Synonyms: smoothbore · Antonyms: rifled

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveHaving a bore with a smooth interior, i.e. one that has not been rifled.

Similar
smoothbore
Opposite
rifled

More synonyms by meaning

adjectiveof a firearm; not having rifling or internal spiral grooves inside the barrel

Similar
smoothbore
Opposite
rifled
Also see
smoothbore

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Germanic*un-
  4. Proto-West Germanic*un-
  5. Old Englishun-
  6. Middle Englishun-
  7. Englishun-
  8. Englishrifled
  9. Englishunrifled

From un- + rifled.

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Translations

Finnish rihlaton
  • rihlatonfirearms: having smooth interior

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

urnfieldfurlined
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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