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chambered

[ cheym-berd ]

/ ˈtʃeɪm bərd /

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adjective

having compartmental chambers: a spiral chambered seashell.

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Origin of chambered

1350–1400; Middle English. See chamber, -ed³

OTHER WORDS FROM chambered

un·cham·bered, adjective

Words nearby chambered

Chamaeleon, chamaephyte, chamber, chamber concert, chamber counsel, chambered, chambered nautilus, chamberer, chamberhand, chamberlain, Chamberlain, Neville

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Example sentences from the Web for chambered

In an insane display of oneupmanship, Crittenton allegedly produced his own gun and chambered a round.
Washington’s True Dysfunction: Basketball’s Woeful Wizards|Lloyd Grove|November 28, 2012|DAILY BEAST
He loudly chambered his shotgun and the burglar very quickly skedaddled.
10 Revelations from ‘Rather Outspoken’ Autobiography|Ben Jacobs|April 28, 2012|DAILY BEAST
The distribution of the blood is controlled by the heart, a great four-chambered pump.
The Book of Life: Vol. I Mind and Body; Vol. II Love and Society|Upton Sinclair
No scavenger shark, no carrion crab, ever chambered more grisly secrets in his digestive processes than this big charnel bird.
The Escape of Mr. Trimm|Irvin S. Cobb

The gas-bag was of the chambered sort used for these long forms, and not with an internal balloonette.
Tono Bungay|H. G. Wells
Uvo lifted the lid and the gas-light flashed from the plated parts of a six-chambered revolver with a six-inch barrel.
Witching Hill|E. W. Hornung
The heart consists at first of one chamber only, recalling the one-chambered heart of Crustacea.
Form and Function|E. S. (Edward Stuart) Russell

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