subcaliber

(sub kalə bər)

adjective

  1. smaller than the caliber of the gun from which it is fired: said of a projectile fired, as in practice, through a tube of proper caliber inserted in or slipped on the barrel
  2. of or having to do with a subcaliber projectile

See subcaliber in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective
  1. Smaller in caliber than the barrel of the gun from which it was fired. Used of projectiles.
  2. Of or relating to such projectiles.
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