A gun, the inside of whose barrel is grooved with spiral channels, thus giving the ball a rotary motion and insuring greater accuracy of fire. As a military firearm it has superseded the musket.

To grove; to channel; especially, to groove internally with spiral channels; as, to rifle a gun barrel or a cannon.

A firearm with a rifled bore that imparts a twist to the bullet on firing, giving it greater range and accuracy than a musket. Introduced at the end of the 18th century to selected regiments, its use became general in the mid 19th century .

A firearm having spiral grooves in the bore and designed to be fired from the shoulder.

When a golfer hits a long and precise shot.

To play a shot accurately and for a great distance.

To play a long and accurate shot.

To hit a shot with distance and accuracy.

a tool, a powerful symbol, an expression of individual self-determination and of national policy

a tool, like any other item of purpose-built engineering

a vital tool, In the hands of a wise man and not a fool