Definition of cannelure in English:
cannelure
nounˈkan(ə)ljʊəˈkanlˌ(y)o͞oər
A groove round the cylindrical part of a bullet.
Example sentencesExamples
- This bullet does not have a cannelure or crimp groove and Speer warns us it was never intended for the maximum pressures of the .500 S&W.
- This bullet, as all other Nosler bullets, has a cannelure that is higher on the bullet than most of those found on the jackets of other manufacturers' bullets.
- Bullets chosen, all of which have proven in the past to have a cannelure located for the proper OAL for the Marlin 1895 action, were Hornady's 300 gr.
- The gun worked just fine until I happened to shoot some ammo that had a case cannelure and then it wouldn't work at all because the cannelure caught on the rough spot every time.
- Both CorBon and Hornady have factory ammo, brass will be available from Starline and there are already quite a few suitable .45 bullets with cannelures for crimping.
Origin
Mid 18th century: from French, from canneler 'provide with a channel', from canne 'reed, cane'.