sabot

American  

[sab-oh, sa-boh] / ˈsæb oʊ, saˈboʊ /

noun

plural

sabots

1. a shoe made of a single block of wood hollowed out, worn especially by farmers and workers in the Netherlands, France, Belgium, etc.

2. a shoe with a thick wooden sole and sides and a top of coarse leather.

3. Military.

   1. a wooden or metal disk formerly attached to a projectile in a muzzleloading cannon.

   2. a soft metal ring at the base of a projectile that makes the projectile conform to the rifling grooves of a gun.

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sabot British  

/ ˈsæbəʊ, sabo /

noun

1. a shoe made from a single block of wood

2. a shoe with a wooden sole and a leather or cloth upper

3. a lightweight sleeve in which a subcalibre round is enclosed in order to make it fit the rifling of a firearm. After firing the sabot drops away

4. a small sailing boat with a shortened bow

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Other Word Forms

• saboted
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of sabot

1600–10; < French, Old French çabot, blend of savate old shoe (of uncertain origin; akin to Old Provençal sabata, Italian ciabatta, Spanish zapato ) and bot boot ¹

Example Sentences

Ultimately, donors will dictate whether the AMFm marches on, says Oliver Sabot, executive vice-president at the Clinton Health Access Initiative in Boston, Massachusetts, and a member of the AMFm working group.

From Nature • Oct. 3, 2012

But his joy was nothing compared to the wide-eyed expression on Sabot face, who produced the performance of his life despite carrying a hand injury.

From Reuters • Aug. 7, 2012

And Sabot, a Romanian gallery from Cluj-Napoca, has lots of things, including a painting by Radu Comsa that doubles as a carpet and a choice collection of kitsch ceramics assembled by Vlad Nanca.

From New York Times • Mar. 4, 2010

At that period we had contrived to take possession on the eastern extremity of this region of the German defences of the wood of Sabot.

From World's War Events, Vol. I by Reynolds, Francis J. (Francis Joseph)

The longer novels, Adeline Protat and Le Sabot Rouge, are competent in execution and pleasant enough to read; yet they are not above good circulating-library strength.

From A History of the French Novel, Vol. 2 To the Close of the 19th Century by Saintsbury, George

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