smoothbore
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smoothbore (not comparable)
- (of firearms) Having a bore with a smooth interior, i.e. one that has not been rifled.
- 2008, Earl J. Hess, The Rifle Musket in Civil War Combat: Reality and Myth, University Press of Kansas, page 13:
- From what distance the smoothbore musket was able to fell a human target has been the source of debate for a long time.
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having a bore with smooth interior
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smoothbore (plural smoothbores)