English Explanatory Dictionary

bourrelet

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An accurately machined portion around the diameter of a shell of a gun, which acts to increase accuracy of projectile fit to the barrel.
  2. An escoffion.
  3. A raised rim around a footprint consisting of sediment displaced by the pressure of the step.

Word forms

bourrelet bourrelets

Etymology

Borrowed from French bourrelet.

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