Meanings
- not comparableengineeringHaving a bore with a smooth interior, i.e. one that has not been rifled.
From what distance the smoothbore musket was able to fell a human target has been the source of debate for a long time.
2008, Earl J. Hess, The Rifle Musket in Civil War Combat: Reality and Myth, University Press of Kansas, page 13
plural smoothbores
- engineeringA cannon, gun or other firearm that has an unrifled barrel.
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveHaving a bore with a smooth interior, i.e. one that has not been rifled.
More synonyms by meaning
adjectiveof a firearm; not having rifling or internal spiral grooves inside the barrel
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Translations
Bulgarian гладкоцевен, гладкоцевно оръжие
- гладкоцевен (gladkoceven)having a bore with smooth interior
- гладкоцевно оръжие (gladkocevno orăžie)Translations
Danish glatløbet
- glatløbethaving a bore with smooth interior
Finnish sileäputkinen, rihlaamaton
- sileäputkinenhaving a bore with smooth interior
- rihlaamatonhaving a bore with smooth interior
German glatt
- glatthaving a bore with smooth interior
Polish gładkolufowy, broń gładkolufowa
- gładkolufowyhaving a bore with smooth interior
- broń gładkolufowaTranslations
Portuguese de alma lisa
- de alma lisahaving a bore with smooth interior
Russian гладкоствольный
- гладкоствольный (gladkostvolʹnyj)having a bore with smooth interior
Vietnamese nòng trơn
- nòng trơnhaving a bore with smooth interior
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Cite this entry
smoothbore. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/smoothbore
“smoothbore.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/smoothbore. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “smoothbore,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/smoothbore.
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