overbore
English
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]Adjective
[edit]overbore (not comparable)
- (firearms) Such that the capacity of the burning cartridge powder is greater than the volume within the barrel.
Verb
[edit]overbore (third-person singular simple present overbores, present participle overboring, simple past and past participle overbored)
- (firearms, transitive) To modify so that the capacity of the burning cartridge powder is greater than the volume within the barrel.
Related terms
[edit]Etymology 2
[edit]Verb
[edit]overbore
- simple past and past participle of overbear