Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Complete; thoroughgoing.
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- adjective
Thoroughgoing ;complete ;total . - adjective Denoting a
firearm of relatively largecaliber . - adverb At
top speed ; with fullpower .
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Examples
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I would recommend using full-bore slugs with any of these guns, they shoot tremendously with the shallow angled Ultragon rifling.
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I would recommend using full-bore slugs with any of these guns, they shoot tremendously with the shallow angled Ultragon rifling.
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The council's only set aside $590,000, and a full-bore election will cost $829,000.
DeAfternoon DeBonis: Jan. 11, 2011 Mike DeBonis 2011
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A plastic ball in the hollow back end helps the full-bore slug expand concentrically upon firing.
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But CNN and Morgan's omission isn't the same thing as Fox's deliberate misrepresentation of reality or, in this case, its unwillingness to go full-bore on a story that admittedly has uncomfortable implications and potential repercussions for it as a network.
Chez Pazienza: The Politics of Murdoch Chez Pazienza 2011
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The first and easiest choice right now that will change the future is for Congress to completely eliminate the monstrously lethal Senate Launch System earmark announced this week before it destroys NASA and our entire government human space exploration program, and reprogram the funds into exploration, technology development and a full-bore push for a U.S. commercial human orbital space fleet by 2015.
Rick Tumlinson: The Senate Launch System - Destiny, Decision, and Disaster Rick Tumlinson 2011
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You can't deer hunt in that part of the state with a rifle -- but the shotgun season is going full-bore now.
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You can't deer hunt in that part of the state with a rifle -- but the shotgun season is going full-bore now.
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For the most part, the full-bore chase phase has not begun.
Weekly Rut Report 2009
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And going full-bore for Fox always includes a heated debate during its prime-time, the engine that traditionally drives the news department's narrative for the following day.
Chez Pazienza: The Politics of Murdoch Chez Pazienza 2011
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