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overboring

overboring is the present participle and gerund of overbore.

Meaning of overbore

Verb

overbore (third-person singular simple present overbores, present participle overboring, simple past and past participle overbored)

  1. (transitive) To modify so that the capacity of the burning cartridge powder is greater than the volume within the barrel.
  2. To bore out more than is usual for the design; especially, to bore out to a degree that pushes the limit regarding the wall thickness of the casting.
    • The Model F engine was an overbored variation of the larger engine first applied to the Model D the previous year. This made it considerably oversquare: 5 inch bore (4.625 on the D) and 4.5 inch stroke displacing 353 cubic inches. It was rated 32.4 SAE horsepower, produced 35 at the same conditions...1985, George Philip Hanley, Stacey Pankiw Hanley, The Marmon Heritage: More Than 125 Years of American Production of World Renowned Products : Marmon, Marmon-Herrington, Marmon-Herrington...

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Questions about overboring

What is overboring the present participle and gerund of?
Overboring is the present participle and gerund of overbore.

Words near overboring in the dictionary

  1. overboot
  2. overboots
  3. overbore
  4. overbored
  5. overbores
  6. overboring
  7. overborn
  8. overborne
  9. overborrow
  10. overborrowed
  11. overborrowing

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