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sabot Definition

sa·bot (sa bō′, sab′ō)

noun

    1. a kind of shoe shaped and hollowed from a single piece of wood, traditionally worn by peasants in Europe
    2. 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

Etymology: Fr < OFr çabot, altered (infl. by bot, boot) < savate, shoe, via Turk < Ar sabbāṭ, sandal

sabot Usage Examples

Converse of object

discard: In June 1944, just in time for D-day, the APDS ( armor piercing discarding sabot ) shot was introduced.

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