chambered

[ cheym-berd ]

/ ˈtʃeɪm bərd /

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adjective

having compartmental chambers: a spiral chambered seashell.

Origin of chambered

1350–1400; Middle English. See chamber, -ed³

OTHER WORDS FROM chambered

un·cham·bered, adjective

Words nearby chambered

Chamaeleon, chamaephyte, chamber, chamber concert, chamber counsel, chambered, chambered nautilus, chamberer, chamberhand, chamberlain, Chamberlain, Neville

Example sentences from the Web for chambered

In an insane display of oneupmanship, Crittenton allegedly produced his own gun and chambered a round.
Washington’s True Dysfunction: Basketball’s Woeful Wizards|Lloyd Grove|November 28, 2012|DAILY BEAST
No scavenger shark, no carrion crab, ever chambered more grisly secrets in his digestive processes than this big charnel bird.
The Escape of Mr. Trimm|Irvin S. Cobb
It is also applied to the siphon perforating the septum of a chambered shell when it is placed near the centre of the plate.
A Conchological Manual|George Brettingham Sowerby
Mannlicher-Carcano cartridge could only be fired in a weapon that is chambered for that particular cartridge.
Warren Commission (3 of 26): Hearings Vol. III (of 15)|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy

This arm is chambered for the Colt .41 caliber short and long cartridges.
Pistol and Revolver Shooting|A. L. A. Himmelwright
In bad cases, a bar-shoe may be put on, so chambered that there shall be no pressure on the diseased part.
Domestic Animals|Richard L. Allen