Definition of sabot

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sabot
pair of sabots

sa·bot

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NOUN:

A wooden shoe worn in some European countries.
(sbt) A sandal or shoe having a band of leather or other material across the instep.
A lightweight carrier in which a projectile of a smaller caliber is centered so as to permit firing the projectile within a larger-caliber weapon. The carrier fills the bore of the weapon from which the projectile is fired; it is normally discarded a short distance from the muzzle.

ETYMOLOGY:
French, from Old French çabot, alteration of savate, old shoe, probably of Turkish or Arabic origin

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