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adj
Having a bore with a smooth interior, i.e. one that has not been rifled.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: engineering, firearms, government, military, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, politics, tools, war, weaponry
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Synonyms: smoothbore
Antonyms: rifled
adjective
of a firearm; not having rifling or internal spiral grooves inside the barrel
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: smoothbore
Antonyms: rifled
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English rifled English unrifled From un- + rifled.
Across languages
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