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rifled

UK
/ˈraɪ.fld/
US
/ˈraɪ.fəld/

Translations

rifledadjective
UK
/ˈraɪfəld/
US
/ˈraɪfəld/
rayéSe dit surtout d’un canon d’arme à feu présentant des rayures hélicoïdales.
The rifled barrel of the rifle improved its accuracy over long distances.
Le canon rayé du fusil a amélioré sa précision à longue distance.
fouilléSens de « pillé, fouillé de fond en comble » après une recherche ou un vol.
The burglar left the filing cabinet rifled and papers scattered on the floor.
Le cambrioleur a laissé le classeur fouillé et des papiers éparpillés sur le sol.
rifleverb

rifled

Past Simple

rifled
Past Simple
rifled
Past Participle
rifling
Gerund
UK
/ˈraɪ.fl̩/
US
/ˈraɪ.fəl/
fouillerEmployer pour l’action de chercher rapidement et sans ordre.
She rifled through her bag to find her keys.
Elle a fouillé dans son sac pour trouver ses clés.
Additional translations
riflerTerme technique en armurerie.
déroberS’emploie quand l’idée est de voler en fouillant.
Synonyms
ransack
sift
forage
scour
search
riflepast participle

rifled

Used to describe a firearm or barrel that has spiral grooves; derived from the past participle of the verb 'rifle'.
rayéSe dit d’un canon ou d’une arme à rayures internes.
The tank is equipped with a rifled gun rather than a smoothbore.
Le char est équipé d’un canon rayé plutôt que d’un canon à âme lisse.
Synonyms
foraged through
picked through
ransacked through
pillaged
plundered
looted
sacked
searched
rummaged
ransacked
rifled through
rifled

Definitions

rifledadjective
Having grooves or spiral patterns, typically referring to the inside of a gun barrel.
The rifled barrel of the rifle improved its accuracy over long distances.
Having been searched or robbed, with contents disturbed or taken.
The burglar left the filing cabinet rifled and papers scattered on the floor.
rifleverb
To search through something quickly and carelessly, often in a way that causes disorder.
She rifled through her bag to find her keys.
To steal or take something from a place or person, often by searching through their belongings.
The thief rifled the drawers for valuables.
To cut spiral grooves inside (a gun barrel) in order to make a firearm more accurate.
The gunsmith rifled the barrel to improve its accuracy.
riflepast participle
Having spiral grooves cut inside the bore of a firearm; possessing such grooves.
The tank is equipped with a rifled gun rather than a smoothbore.
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