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Definition of Smoothbore
1. Adjective. Of a firearm; not having rifling or internal spiral grooves inside the barrel.
2. Noun. A firearm that has no rifling.
Definition of Smoothbore
1. a. Having a bore of perfectly smooth surface; -- distinguished from rifled.
Definition of Smoothbore
1. Adjective. (context: firearms) having a bore with a smooth interior, ie. one that has not been rifled ¹
2. Noun. (context: firearms) a cannon, gun or other firearm that has an unrifled barrel. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Smoothbore
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Smoothbore
Literary usage of Smoothbore
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Gun Making in the United States by Rogers Birnie (1907)
"The number of Rodman smoothbore guns now available for the land service is 210
8-inch, 998 10-inch, 305 15-inch, and 2 20-inch. ..."
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