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Sabot
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Sabot
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1.
a shoe made from a single block of wood
2.
a shoe with a wooden sole and a leather or cloth upper
3.
a lightweight sleeve in which a subcalibre round is enclosed in order to make it fit the rifling of a firearm. After firing the sabot drops away
4. Australian
a small sailing boat with a shortened bow
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Sabot
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1.
a.
a kind of shoe shaped and hollowed from a single piece of wood, traditionally worn by peasants in Europe
b.
a heavy leather shoe with a wooden sole
2.
a bushing or similar device fitted around or in back of a projectile, as to make it fit the bore of the gun barrel or launching tube
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Sabot
see synonyms of sabotn.
1. A shoe carved from a piece of wood, traditionally worn in some parts of Europe.
2. (săbət) A sandal or shoe, especially one with a wooden sole, that has an upper of leather or other similar material.
3. A sleeve that couches a projectile of a smaller caliber within the muzzle of a larger caliber weapon in order to keep the projectile centered. The sabot normally separates and falls away from the projectile a short distance from the muzzle.
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