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40 mike-mike

40 mike-mike noun: any weapon firing a 40mm grenade. Often specifically the M203 grenade launcher, mounted underneath an M-16 or its variant. In the Marine Corps, often the Mark-19 Automatic 40mm Grenade Launcher.

40 mike-mike: any weapon firing a 40mm grenade. Often specifically the M203 grenade launcher, mounted underneath...
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Noun

40 mike-mike (plural 40 mike-mikes)

  1. (slang, US Army and Marines) Any weapon firing a 40mm grenade. Often specifically the M203 grenade launcher, mounted underneath an M-16 or its variant. In the Marine Corps, often the Mark-19 Automatic 40mm Grenade Launcher.

Forms of 40 mike-mike

plural40 mike-mikes

Origin of 40 mike-mike

From Mike (“the letter M in the ICAO spelling alphabet”).

Questions about 40 mike-mike

What does 40 mike-mike mean?
40 mike-mike means any weapon firing a 40mm grenade. Often specifically the M203 grenade launcher, mounted underneath an M-16 or its variant. In the Marine Corps, often the Mark-19 Automatic 40mm Grenade Launcher.
What part of speech is 40 mike-mike?
40 mike-mike is a noun.
What is the plural of 40 mike-mike?
The plural of 40 mike-mike is 40 mike-mikes.

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