chambered
USCHAYM-burd/ˈt͡ʃeɪmbɚd/UKCHAYM-buhd/ˈtʃeɪmbə(ɹ)d/
- 1Made with separate closed spaces or sections inside.
Like an ice cube tray, split into many small sections.
The old shell is chambered, with many small spaces inside it.
They found a chambered grave built from heavy stones.
Note
- 2Past tense and past participle of chamber. Use it for the past, or after has, have, had, is, was or were.
He chambered a round before stepping outside.
The rifle was chambered for a smaller bullet.
Note
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chambered is a form of chamber
chamber, verb: To load a bullet into the part of a gun that holds it just before firing. Full entry
- Forms
- chamberchambers he/she/itchambering -ing formchambered past tense, past participle
- Spelling
- chamber → chambered: add -ed
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Origin
From the noun "chamber" plus the ending "-ed".