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BOURRELET [2 records]

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Record 1 2003-07-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Small Arms
DEF

Finely machined band or ring of metal just behind the ogive of a projectile, designed to support the front portion of the projectile by riding the lands as the projectile travels through the bore of a gun.

OBS

bourrelet : term and definition officially approved by the NATO Army Armaments Group panel on infantry weapons.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Armes légères
DEF

Rebord périphérique situé à la base de certaines cartouches. Il limite l'enfoncement de celles-ci dans la chambre et assure la prise de l'extracteur.

Spanish

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Record 2 2003-07-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Guns (Land Forces)
DEF

The carefully machined portion of the projectile, immediately in the rear of the shoulder, which rides on the lands of the barrel. It centres the projectile in the bore and prevents wobbling in the barrel.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Canons (Forces terrestres)
DEF

Portion usinée du projectile qui se trouve immédiatement derrière l'épaulement et qui se déplace sur les cloisons du tube.

OBS

Le bourrelet maintient le projectile au centre de l'âme et l'empêche d'osciller dans le tube.

OBS

bourrelet : terme et définition uniformisés par le Comité de terminologie française du Conseil de doctrine et de tactique de l'Armée de terre.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Cañones (Ejército de tierra)
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