How do you use Smoothbore in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like rifled or firearm, plus the exact meaning.
Smoothbore in a sentence
Smoothbore meaning
Having a bore with a smooth interior, i.e. one that has not been rifled.
Using Smoothbore
- The main meaning on this page is: Having a bore with a smooth interior, i.e. one that has not been rifled.
- Useful related words include: unrifled, rifled, firearm, piece.
- In the example corpus, smoothbore often appears in combinations such as: mm smoothbore, smoothbore gun, smoothbore field.
Context around Smoothbore
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.9 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 7 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 10 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Smoothbore
- In this selection, "smoothbore" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, 120mm, 125mm, bronze, field, gun and main stand out and add context to how "smoothbore" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a 120mm smoothbore gun and a 125mm smoothbore main gun. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "smoothbore" sits close to words such as aadi, aayush and abbottabad, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with smoothbore
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The tank has a 120mm smoothbore gun. (7 words)
In 1853, Louis Napoleon designed the excellent muzzle-loading bronze smoothbore field gun that was given his name. (18 words)
The Armata features a 125mm smoothbore main gun, which aside from its normal munitions is capable of firing anti-tank guided missiles. (22 words)
Because of this, military authorities saw no point in obtaining rifled field howitzers to replace their smoothbore counterparts but, instead, used rifled field guns to replace both guns and howitzers. (30 words)
In most Western IFVs, the comparatively large smoothbore guns on the BMP and later variants of the Ratel have now been discarded in favour of smaller calibre autocannon. (28 words)
Pelham started with two cannons—a 12-pounder Napoleon smoothbore and a rifled Blakely —but continued with only one after the latter was disabled by counter-battery fire. (28 words)
Example sentences (10)
The tank has a 120mm smoothbore gun.
The Armata features a 125mm smoothbore main gun, which aside from its normal munitions is capable of firing anti-tank guided missiles.
In 1853, Louis Napoleon designed the excellent muzzle-loading bronze smoothbore field gun that was given his name.
Because of this, military authorities saw no point in obtaining rifled field howitzers to replace their smoothbore counterparts but, instead, used rifled field guns to replace both guns and howitzers.
In 1851 he became a member of the committee to experiment and report on the respective merits of the army’s smoothbore muskets.
In most Western IFVs, the comparatively large smoothbore guns on the BMP and later variants of the Ratel have now been discarded in favour of smaller calibre autocannon.
Most modern firearms (with the notable exception of smoothbore shotguns ) have rifled barrels to impart spin to the projectile for improved flight stability.
Pelham started with two cannons—a 12-pounder Napoleon smoothbore and a rifled Blakely —but continued with only one after the latter was disabled by counter-battery fire.
These new field pieces used cylindrical projectiles that, while smaller in caliber than the spherical shells of smoothbore field howitzers, could carry a comparable charge of gunpowder.
Virginia s battery consisted of four muzzle-loading single-banded Brooke rifles and six smoothbore convert Dahlgren guns salvaged from the old Merrimack.
Common combinations with smoothbore
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- mm smoothbore 3×
- smoothbore gun 2×
- smoothbore field 2×
- of smoothbore 2×