overbore
English
editEtymology 1
editAdjective
editoverbore (not comparable)
- (firearms) Such that the capacity of the burning cartridge powder is greater than the volume within the barrel.
Verb
editoverbore (third-person singular simple present overbores, present participle overboring, simple past and past participle overbored)
- (firearms, transitive) To modify so that the capacity of the burning cartridge powder is greater than the volume within the barrel.
Related terms
editEtymology 2
editVerb
editoverbore
- simple past and past participle of overbear