Category:Sabot

Sa`bot", n. Etym: [f.]

1. A kind of wooden shoe worn by the peasantry in france, belgium, Sweden, and some other european countries.

2. (mil.)

Defn: a thick, circular disk of wood, to which the cartridge bag and Projectile are attached, in fixed ammunition for cannon; also, a Piece of soft metal attached to a projectile to take the groove of The rifling.