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sabot

sab·ot
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [sab-oh; French sa-boh]
    • /ˈsæb oʊ; French saˈboʊ/
    • /ˈsæbəʊ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [sab-oh; French sa-boh]
    • /ˈsæb oʊ; French saˈboʊ/

Definitions of sabot word

  • noun plural sabot a shoe made of a single block of wood hollowed out, worn especially by farmers and workers in the Netherlands, France, Belgium, etc. 1
  • noun plural sabot a shoe with a thick wooden sole and sides and a top of coarse leather. 1
  • noun plural sabot Military. a wooden or metal disk formerly attached to a projectile in a muzzleloading cannon. a soft metal ring at the base of a projectile that makes the projectile conform to the rifling grooves of a gun. 1
  • noun sabot traditional wooden clog 1
  • noun sabot a shoe made from a single block of wood 0
  • noun sabot a shoe with a wooden sole and a leather or cloth upper 0

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Origin of sabot

First appearance:

before 1600
One of the 39% oldest English words
1600-10; < French, Old French çabot, blend of savate old shoe (of uncertain origin; akin to Old Provençal sabata, Italian ciabatta, Spanish zapato) and bot boot1

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Parts of speech for Sabot

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

sabot popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 69% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for sabot

noun sabot

  • disc — any thin, flat, circular plate or object.
  • disci — a circular disk more than 7 inches (18 cm) in diameter and 2.2 pounds (1 kg) in weight, usually wooden with a metal rim and thicker in the center than at the edge, for throwing for distance in athletic competition.
  • discoid — having the form of a discus or disk; flat and circular.
  • discus — a circular disk more than 7 inches (18 cm) in diameter and 2.2 pounds (1 kg) in weight, usually wooden with a metal rim and thicker in the center than at the edge, for throwing for distance in athletic competition.
  • disk — a phonograph record.

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