"small-bore" meaning in English

See small-bore in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more small-bore [comparative], most small-bore [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} small-bore (comparative more small-bore, superlative most small-bore)
  1. (of a firearm) Having a small caliber.
    Sense id: en-small-bore-en-adj-E24LMlrA Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 53
  2. (by extension) insignificant or trivial. Tags: broadly
    Sense id: en-small-bore-en-adj-YHZrzDgD Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 53

Alternative forms

Download JSON data for small-bore meaning in English (1.2kB)

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