English Dictionary

keyhole

動詞

(firearms) To strike a target after wobbling in flight so that the long axis of the bullet does not follow the line of flight, typically due to insufficient spin resulting from the rifling in the barrel.

日本語の意味

銃器において、十分な回転がかからなかったため、弾丸が飛行中に不安定に振れる結果、長軸が飛行方向に沿わずに標的に当たる現象を指す。

When the rifling failed to stabilize the round, the bullet began to keyhole and punched through the target on its side.

銃身のライフリングが弾丸を安定させられなかったため、弾丸は飛行中にぐらついて軸が飛行経路に沿わず、側面で標的を貫通した。

意味（1）

(firearms) To strike a target after wobbling in flight so that the long axis of the bullet does not follow the line of flight, typically due to insufficient spin resulting from the rifling in the barrel.

keyholes （ present singular third-person ）

keyholing （ participle present ）

keyholed （ participle past ）

keyholed （ past ）