sabot

sa·bot  (s-b, sb) n. 1. A wooden shoe worn in some European countries. 2. (sbt) A sandal or shoe having a band of leather or other material across the instep. 3. A lightweight carrier in which a projectile of a smaller caliber is centered so as to permit firing the projectile within a larger-caliber weapon. The carrier fills the bore of the weapon from which the projectile is fired; it is normally discarded a short distance from the muzzle. [French, from Old French çabot, alteration of savate, old shoe, probably of Turkish or Arabic origin.]

sabot pair of sabots

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sabot [sab-oh]

Noun

a heavy wooden or wooden-soled shoe; clog [French]

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Lightweight carrier in which a subcaliber projectile is centered to permit firing the projectile in the larger caliber weapon. The carrier fills the bore of the weapon from which the projectile is fired; it is normally discarded a short distance from the muzzle.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	sabot - a shoe carved from a single block of wood wooden shoe shoe - footwear shaped to fit the foot (below the ankle) with a flexible upper of leather or plastic and a sole and heel of heavier material
	2.	sabot - footwear usually with wooden soles   clog, geta, patten footgear, footwear - covering for a person's feet