subcaliber

[ suhb-kal-uh-ber ]

adjective

noting or pertaining to ammunition of smaller caliber than the gun in which it is used.

Origin of subcaliber

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First recorded in 1860–65; sub- + caliber

Words Nearby subcaliber

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How to use subcaliber in a sentence

But he saw that Sydenham was no target for him, save in a sort of subcaliber practice.
Ewing\'s Lady | Harry Leon Wilson
Companies which cannot have subcaliber practice at home station have only one-half the annual subcaliber allowance.
The Gunner's Examiner | Harold E. Cloke

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