subcalibresubcaliberadj.

Brit.

/ˌsʌbˈkalᵻbə/, U.S.

/ˌsəbˈkæləbər/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: sub- prefix, calibre n.

Etymology: < sub- prefix + calibre n.

Of a projectile: smaller in calibre than the gun from which it is fired, and typically discharged from a secondary tube set inside the main barrel. Also: using or used in the firing of such projectiles.Subcalibre ammunition is often used in practice fire to prevent wear to the main barrel.

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society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > missile > ammunition for firearms > [adjective] > types of bullet or shell

armour-piercinga1686

rifled1797

high-velocity1854

smooth-bore1859

subcalibre1863

whistling1864

full-metal-jacketed1896

full-metal-jacket1898

pipsqueak1916

1863 Boston Daily Advertiser 3 Jan. Today another trial of Stafford's projectile was made at the Navy Yard with his rifled sub-calibre shot.

1918 Boys' Life Dec. 18/2 It was not long before every gun in the American navy was equipped with a tube for sub-calibre gunnery practice.

1946 T. C. Ohart Elem. Ammunition vii. 179 The subcaliber gun is mounted on a large gun tube for practical purposes.

1967 F. W. Hackley et al. Hist. Mod. U.S. Mil. Small Arms Ammunition I. ii. vii. 93 Subcaliber cartridges. These..were at first called ‘ball cartridges for artillery drill cartridges’. They were designed to be fired from subcaliber barrels mounted within..the main artillery gun tube.

2003 S.W.A.T. May 43 The shotgun Simunitions FX marking cartridge is a sub-caliber round that fires on a very reduced charge... As close to an actual gunfight as possible—without getting seriously hurt.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	subcalibre
释义	subcalibresubcaliberadj. Brit. /ˌsʌbˈkalᵻbə/, U.S. /ˌsəbˈkæləbər/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: sub- prefix, calibre n. Etymology: < sub- prefix + calibre n. Of a projectile: smaller in calibre than the gun from which it is fired, and typically discharged from a secondary tube set inside the main barrel. Also: using or used in the firing of such projectiles.Subcalibre ammunition is often used in practice fire to prevent wear to the main barrel. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > missile > ammunition for firearms > [adjective] > types of bullet or shell armour-piercinga1686 rifled1797 high-velocity1854 smooth-bore1859 subcalibre1863 whistling1864 full-metal-jacketed1896 full-metal-jacket1898 pipsqueak1916 1863 Boston Daily Advertiser 3 Jan. Today another trial of Stafford's projectile was made at the Navy Yard with his rifled sub-calibre shot. 1918 Boys' Life Dec. 18/2 It was not long before every gun in the American navy was equipped with a tube for sub-calibre gunnery practice. 1946 T. C. Ohart Elem. Ammunition vii. 179 The subcaliber gun is mounted on a large gun tube for practical purposes. 1967 F. W. Hackley et al. Hist. Mod. U.S. Mil. Small Arms Ammunition I. ii. vii. 93 Subcaliber cartridges. These..were at first called ‘ball cartridges for artillery drill cartridges’. They were designed to be fired from subcaliber barrels mounted within..the main artillery gun tube. 2003 S.W.A.T. May 43 The shotgun Simunitions FX marking cartridge is a sub-caliber round that fires on a very reduced charge... As close to an actual gunfight as possible—without getting seriously hurt. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1863
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