1. a wooden shoe worn in some European countries
2. a thrust-transmitting carrier that positions a projectile in a gun barrel and is discarded when the projectile is fired
Usage: military; technical

Examples

• The Dutch farmer wore traditional wooden sabots while working in the fields.
• She bought a pair of sabots as a souvenir from her trip to France.
• The museum displayed various types of sabots from different European regions.
• The artillery shell was fitted with a sabot for proper barrel alignment.
• Modern tank ammunition often uses a sabot to improve accuracy and velocity.