smoothbore

English

Wikipedia

Etymology

smooth +‎ bore

Adjective

smoothbore (not comparable)

1. (firearms) having a bore with a smooth interior, ie. one that has not been rifled

Synonyms

• unrifled

Antonyms

• rifled

Translations

having a bore with smooth interior

• Finnish: sileäputkinen (fi)

• Russian: гладкостволый (ru) (gladkostvolyj), (literally) гладкостволый (ru) (gladkostvolyj) m

Noun

smoothbore (plural smoothbores)

1. (firearms) a cannon, gun or other firearm that has an unrifled barrel.