the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. The act of forming a groove or grooves; a groove, or collection of grooves.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. A system of grooves; the act or method of making grooves, or of providing with grooves.
n. The forming of grooves in boilers at places where very rapid deterioration of the metal takes place, particularly at the laps of the riveted joints.
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n. the cutting of spiral grooves on the inside of the barrel of a firearm
Word Usage
"But they hadn't done the grooving, which is something that they do to the runways to increase grip for planes."