Meaning & use
sabot
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A wooden shoe traditionally worn in parts of Europe, or a supportive casing that holds a projectile in place inside a gun barrel.
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The museum displayed a pair of carved wooden sabots from rural France.
The sabot separates from the bullet as soon as it leaves the barrel.
A note on using this word
The word is the root of "sabotage," which originally referred to workers disrupting machinery, possibly by throwing a sabot into it.
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Another way to use it
2. noun
A lightweight casing that holds a projectile centered in a gun barrel until it exits the muzzle.
The sabot fell away moments after the round left the barrel.
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