smoothbore

[ smooth -bawr, -bohr ]
/ ˈsmuðˌbɔr, -ˌboʊr /

adjective

(of firearms) having a bore that is smooth; not rifled.

noun

a smoothbore gun.

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Origin of smoothbore

First recorded in 1790–1800; smooth + bore2

Words nearby smoothbore

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British Dictionary definitions for smoothbore

smoothbore
/ (ˈsmuːðˌbɔː) /

noun

(modifier) (of a firearm) having an unrifled borea smoothbore musket
such a firearm

Derived forms of smoothbore

smoothbored, adjective
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