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Webster 1913 Edition
Sabot
‖
Saˊbot′
(sȧˊbō′)
, Noun.
[F.]
1.
A kind of wooden shoe worn by the peasantry in France, Belgium, Sweden, and some other European countries.
2.
(Mil.)
A thick, circular disk of wood, to which the cartridge bag and projectile are attached, in fixed ammunition for cannon; also, a piece of soft metal attached to a projectile to take the groove of the rifling.
Webster 1828 Edition
Sabot
SABOT
,Noun.
Definition 2024
sabot
sabot
See also: sàbot
English
Noun
sabot (plural sabots)
- A wooden shoe.
- 1974, GB Edwards, The Book of Ebenezer Le Page, New York 2007, p. 8:
- She was a tiny little woman and wore big sabots and a big scoop.
- 1974, GB Edwards, The Book of Ebenezer Le Page, New York 2007, p. 8:
- A carrier around projectile(s) in firearms, cannons and artillery which holds the projectile in precision within the barrel
Translations
a wooden shoe worn in various European countries
a carrier around projectile(s) in firearms, cannons and artillery which holds the projectile in precision within the barrel