Smoothbore

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Having no rifling within the barrel. Used of a firearm.
  • n. A firearm having no rifling.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adj. having a bore with a smooth interior, ie. one that has not been rifled
  • n. a cannon, gun or other firearm that has an unrifled barrel.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Having a bore of perfectly smooth surface; -- distinguished from rifled.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Smooth-bored; not rifled: as, a smooth-bore gun. Compare choke-bore.
  • n. A firearm with a smooth-bored barrel; in contradistinction to rifle, or rifled gun.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adj. of a firearm; not having rifling or internal spiral grooves inside the barrel
  • n. a firearm that has no rifling
    • Antonym
    rifled   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    firearm    small-arm    piece   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    unrifled   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    muzzle-loading    10-inch    black-powder    quick-firing    long-barreled    single-shot    breech-loading    sawed-off    smooth-bored    inch   
     
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