'Subcaliber projectile' definitions:

Definition of 'Subcaliber projectile'

From: GCIDE
  • Subcaliber \Sub*cal"i*ber\, a. Smaller than the caliber of a firearm. [Written also subcalibre.] [1913 Webster]
  • Subcaliber projectile, a projectile having a smaller diameter than the caliber of the arm from which it is fired, and to which it is fitted by means of a sabot. --Knight. [1913 Webster]