A kind of wooden shoe worn by the peasantry in France, Belgium, Sweden, and some other European countries.
A thick, circular disk of wood, to which the cartridge bag and projectile are attached, in fixed ammunition for cannon; also, a piece of soft metal attached to a projectile to take the groove of the rifling.
1. A wooden disk attached between the projectile and charge bag in fixed ammunition for smoothbores. 2. In rifled muzzleloaders, a deformable attachment at the rear of a projectile. Upon firing, the sabot would expand and contact the grooves, causing the projectile to spin. See also: Rifle.
The work shoe of the peasantry, frequently wooden.
a shoe carved from a single block of wood
footwear usually with wooden soles
a sort of French wooden shoe
a specially shaped, two-stage cartridge
For smoothbores, the (typically wooden) short cylinder to which the shot or shell is strapped, for attaching the powder bag and keeping the fuse pointed toward the muzzle. For rifles, the mechanism (typically a cup or ring) which engages the rifling. For illustrations and more explanation, see the Ammunition page.
(French) metal "shoe," protective as well as ornamental, on the feet of a piece of furniture.
this is the French term for the shoe.
The French word Sabot is a term used to refer to the Shoe, which is a device used to hold the playing cards.
A lightweight carrier in which a sub-caliber projectile(s) is centered to permit firing. An enclosure to facilitate the firing of shot usually in a rifled barrel.
A French term for the gilt-bronze "shoe" at the bottom of furniture legs.
A lightweight carrier designed to center a projectile of a smaller caliber in the gun barrel. The sabot is normally employed to fire the smaller caliber projectile from a large caliber main gun; it usually is discarded a short distance from the muzzle.
A French term for the metal foot to which casters were affixed.
A lightweight carrier in which a sub-calibre projectile is carried: it comes from the French for a clog or shoe. The term, Sabotage, comes from the practice, during the Industrial Revolution, of disenchanted workers throwing their sabots into the new-fangled machines in order to break them.
A lightweight carrier surrounding a heavier projectile of reduced caliber, allowing a firearm to shoot ammunition for which it is not chambered. For example, a hunter could use his .30-30 deer rifle to shoot small game with .22 centerfire bullets.
A lightweight carrier designed to center a smaller caliber projectile in a larger gun barrel. When the sabot round is fired, the sabot is normally discarded a short distance from the muzzle.
From French for "shoe". In modern small arms usage, a light-weight carrier or holder in which a sub-caliber projectile is centered to permit firing the bullet in a larger caliber barrel. Sabots are usually the discarding type; they fall away from the bullet soon after exiting the gun barrel.
