Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

leade

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.48 in modern English

Syllables: leade
IPA

6

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

That portion of a firearm's barrel immediately in front of the chamber where the bullet travels prior to contacting the rifling.

Example Sentences

"The bullet must then jump some distance before it enters the leade of the rifling in the barrel. There is always some tendency for skidding to occur before the rifling fully engages […]"

Inflected Forms

leades (plural)

Questions

What does leade mean?: That portion of a firearm's barrel immediately in front of the chamber where the bullet travels prior to contacting the rifling.

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