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smoothbore

smoothbore adjective: having a bore with a smooth interior, i.e. one that has not been rifled.

Adjective

smoothbore (not comparable)

  1. Having a bore with a smooth interior, i.e. one that has not been rifled.
    • From what distance the smoothbore musket was able to fell a human target has been the source of debate for a long time.2008, Earl J. Hess, The Rifle Musket in Civil War Combat: Reality and Myth, University Press of Kansas, page 13
    Synonyms:
    unrifled
    Antonyms:
    rifled

Noun

smoothbore (plural smoothbores)

  1. A cannon, gun or other firearm that has an unrifled barrel.

smoothbore meaning in Vietnamese

smoothbore in Vietnamese

having a bore with smooth interior
nòng trơn

Synonyms of smoothbore

Antonyms

Forms of smoothbore

pluralsmoothbores

Origin of smoothbore

From smooth + bore.

Questions about smoothbore

What does smoothbore mean?
Smoothbore means having a bore with a smooth interior, i.e. one that has not been rifled.
What is smoothbore in Vietnamese?
Smoothbore in Vietnamese is nòng trơn. See Smoothbore meaning in Vietnamese.
What part of speech is smoothbore?
Smoothbore can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near smoothbore in the dictionary

  1. smooth-tongued
  2. smoothability
  3. smoothable
  4. smoothbark
  5. smoothbelly
  6. smoothbore
  7. smoothbored
  8. smoothbores
  9. smoothbrain
  10. smoothbrains
  11. smoothcap

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