"smoothbore" meaning in English

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Adjective

Etymology: From smooth + bore. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|smooth|bore}} smooth + bore Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} smoothbore (not comparable)
  1. (of firearms) Having a bore with a smooth interior, i.e. one that has not been rifled. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Firearms Synonyms: unrifled Translations (having a bore with smooth interior): гладкоцевен (gladkoceven) (Bulgarian), glatløbet (Danish), sileäputkinen (Finnish), rihlaamaton (Finnish), glatt (German), gładkolufowy (Polish), de alma lisa (Portuguese), гладкоствольный (gladkostvolʹnyj) (Russian), nòng trơn (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-smoothbore-en-adj-fDLrx7D6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Vietnamese translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 73 27 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 71 29 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 77 23 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 78 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 75 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 77 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 74 26 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 74 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 78 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 75 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 75 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Vietnamese translations: 75 25

Noun

Forms: smoothbores [plural]
Etymology: From smooth + bore. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|smooth|bore}} smooth + bore Head templates: {{en-noun}} smoothbore (plural smoothbores)
  1. (firearms) A cannon, gun or other firearm that has an unrifled barrel. Categories (topical): Firearms
    Sense id: en-smoothbore-en-noun--tPo9qgK Topics: engineering, firearms, government, military, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, politics, tools, war, weaponry

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