sabots in English
noun
1
a kind of simple shoe, shaped and hollowed out from a single block of wood, traditionally worn by French and Breton peasants.
He said they were called sabots , or klompens - and were the root of the word sabotage - when Dutch militant workers had thrown them into the gears to stop factory production as protest over something.
2
a device that ensures the correct positioning of a bullet or shell in the barrel of a gun, attached either to the projectile or inside the barrel and falling away as it leaves the muzzle.
The shells were held in the centre of the barrel by sabots arranged around their circumference, which fell away after the missile left the barrel.
3
a box from which cards are dealt at casinos in gambling games such as baccarat and chemin de fer.
The croupier took two cards from the sabot .
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1. The Bourree d'Auvergne got its birth from the of the Sabots in Auvergne, France
2. The Aerolite is specifically designed for 100 grain propellant charges, and unlike the sabots, these bullets are full caliber in size
3. The Aerolite is specifically designed for 100 grain propellant charges, and unlike the sabots, these bullets are full caliber in size