Subcalibre

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [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]