subcaliber

subcaliber
subcaliber [sub kal′ə bər]
adj.
1. smaller than the caliber of the gun from which it is fired: said of a projectile fired, as in practice, through a tube of proper caliber inserted in or slipped on the barrel
2. of or having to do with a subcaliber projectile

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sub·cal·i·ber (sŭb-kălʹə-bər) adj.
1. Smaller in caliber than the barrel of the gun from which it was fired. Used of projectiles.
2. Of or relating to such projectiles.

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