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catastrophic kill

catastrophic kill noun: an instance of damaging a vehicle by weaponry that renders it both unusable and unrepairable.

catastrophic kill: an instance of damaging a vehicle by weaponry that renders it both unusable and unrepairable
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Noun

catastrophic kill (plural catastrophic kills)

  1. (slang) An instance of damaging a vehicle by weaponry that renders it both unusable and unrepairable.
    Synonyms:
    complete kill, K-kill

Synonyms of catastrophic kill

  • complete kill
  • K-kill

Forms of catastrophic kill

pluralcatastrophic kills

Questions about catastrophic kill

What does catastrophic kill mean?
Catastrophic kill means an instance of damaging a vehicle by weaponry that renders it both unusable and unrepairable.
What part of speech is catastrophic kill?
Catastrophic kill is a noun.
What is the plural of catastrophic kill?
The plural of catastrophic kill is catastrophic kills.

Words near catastrophic kill in the dictionary

  1. catastrophic
  2. catastrophic antiphospholipid syndrome
  3. catastrophic backtracking
  4. catastrophic forgetting
  5. catastrophic interference
  6. catastrophic kill
  7. catastrophic kills
  8. catastrophic mortality
  9. catastrophic moult
  10. catastrophic moults
  11. catastrophical

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