choke tube

noun

An internally tapering metal cylinder attached to the muzzle of a shotgun, designed to constrict the spreading pattern of the shot pellets.

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Meanings

nounchoke tube (plural choke tubes)

plural choke tubes

  1. engineeringAn internally tapering metal cylinder attached to the muzzle of a shotgun, designed to constrict the spreading pattern of the shot pellets.
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