sabot
verbEtymology Early 17th century, borrowed from Middle French sabot (see French sabot below). Doublet of sabaton and ciabatta.
1
To enclose (a projectile) in a sabot.
sabot
nounUK /ˈsæbəʊ/ · US /ˈseɪboʊ/
Etymology Early 17th century, borrowed from Middle French sabot (see French sabot below). Doublet of sabaton and ciabatta.
1
A wooden shoe.
- She was a tiny little woman and wore big sabots and a big scoop.1974, GB Edwards, The Book of Ebenezer Le Page, New York, published 2007, page 8:
2
A carrier around a projectile in a firearm, cannon or other type of artillery piece that precisely holds the projectile within the barrel.
- discarding sabot
- Derived terms
- saboted