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sabot
(sa bō′, sab′ō)
noun
- a kind of shoe shaped and hollowed from a single piece of wood, traditionally worn by peasants in Europe
- a heavy leather shoe with a wooden sole
- 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
Origin: Fr < OFr çabot, altered (infl. by bot, boot) < savate, shoe, via Turk < Ar sabbāṭ, sandal
See sabot in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
- A wooden shoe worn in some European countries.
- (săbˈət) A sandal or shoe having a band of leather or other material across the instep.
- A lightweight carrier in which a projectile of a smaller caliber is centered so as to permit firing the projectile within a larger-caliber weapon. The carrier fills the bore of the weapon from which the projectile is fired; it is normally discarded a short distance from the muzzle.
Origin:
Origin: French
Origin: , from Old French çabot
Origin: , alteration of savate, old shoe
Origin: , probably of Turkish or Arabic origin
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sabot
pair of sabots
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