tubage

noun

tub·​age

ˈt(y)übij

plural -s

1

: tubing

2

: the act or process of inserting in a usually smoothbore gun of large caliber a tube of wrought iron or steel that increases the strength but decreases the caliber of the gun

Word History

Etymology

tube entry 1 + -age

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