• Sabot

    Pronunciation

    • UK IPA: /sabəʊ/
    • US IPA: /ˈsæboÊŠ/
    • Rhymes: -æbəʊ

    Origin

    From French sabot.

    Full definition of sabot

    Noun

    sabot

    (plural sabots)
    1. A wooden shoe.
      • 1974, GB Edwards, The Book of Ebenezer Le Page, New York 2007, p. 8:She was a tiny little woman and wore big sabots and a big scoop.
    2. A carrier around projectile(s) in firearms, cannons and artillery which holds the projectile in precision within the barrel

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