Definition of sabot
1a
: a wooden shoe worn in various European countries
b(1)
: a strap across the instep in a shoe especially of the sandal type
(2)
: a shoe having a sabot strap
2
: a thrust-transmitting carrier that positions a missile in a gun barrel or launching tube and that prevents the escape of gas ahead of the missile
3
: shoe sense 6
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Time Traveler for sabot
The first known use of sabot was in 1607
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