smoothbore en · ADJ
Etymology
From smooth + bore.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Having a bore with a smooth interior, i.e. one that has not been rifled.
From what distance the smoothbore musket was able to fell a human target has been the source of debate for a long time.
2008, Earl J. Hess, The Rifle Musket in Civil War Combat: Reality and Myth, University Press of Kansas, page 13:
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Translations (9)
fi rihlaamaton (having a bore with smooth interior) · de glatt (having a bore with smooth interior) · fi sileäputkinen (having a bore with smooth interior) · da glatløbet (having a bore with smooth interior) · vi nòng trơn (having a bore with smooth interior) · ru гладкоствольный (having a bore with smooth interior) · bg гладкоцевен (having a bore with smooth interior) · pl gładkolufowy (having a bore with smooth interior) · pt de alma lisa (having a bore with smooth interior)