small bore
Rifle category, diminutive
Small bore describes something of limited scope, significance, or ambition—the opposite of sweeping or grand.
The term comes from firearms, where bore refers to the internal diameter of a gun barrel; small-bore rifles fire smaller-caliber ammunition.
The figurative sense dominates: small-bore politics, small-bore thinking, a small-bore scandal that barely made the news.
The implication is usually dismissive—petty concerns unworthy of serious attention.
- caliberBore diameter or quality
- rifleLong-barreled shoulder weapon
- rifle barrelFirearm's projectile channel
- narrowOf small width
- narrow gaugeReduced track width
tube · diameter · barrel · gauge · petty · trivial · ammunition · drilling · pipe · hollow · cylinder · inner diameter · tight · tight fit · restricted · cartridge · target · target shooting
small boremagnum
1.5-liter wine vessel
high-powered · elephant gun · high-caliber · heavy artillery · centerfire
small borebig game
Large hunted wildlife
big game hunting · big game rifle · dangerous game · elephant hunting · trophy hunting
small borebig picture
Overall perspective on things
large-scale · consequential · big-picture · major league · high-stakes
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