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explosively formed penetrator

explosively formed penetrator noun: a type of shaped charge with a shallow depression instead of a deep cone on the attacking face, allowing the metal plate to be explosively formed into a high velocity projectile that can penetrate armour at stand-off distances, greater than that of the hypervelocity plasma from the deeply coned form of shaped charge munitions.

explosively formed penetrator: a type of shaped charge with a shallow depression instead of a deep cone on the attacking face,...
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Noun

explosively formed penetrator (plural explosively formed penetrators)

  1. A type of shaped charge with a shallow depression instead of a deep cone on the attacking face, allowing the metal plate to be explosively formed into a high velocity projectile that can penetrate armour at stand-off distances, greater than that of the hypervelocity plasma from the deeply coned form of shaped charge munitions.
    Synonyms:
    EFP, explosively formed projectile, explosively-formed projectile, self-forging fragment, self-forging warhead

Synonyms of explosively formed penetrator

  • EFP
  • explosively formed projectile
  • explosively-formed projectile
  • self-forging fragment
  • self-forging warhead

Forms of explosively formed penetrator

pluralexplosively formed penetrators
alternative formexplosively-formed projectile

Words formed from explosively formed penetrator

Questions about explosively formed penetrator

What does explosively formed penetrator mean?
Explosively formed penetrator means a type of shaped charge with a shallow depression instead of a deep cone on the attacking face, allowing the metal plate to be explosively formed into a high velocity projectile that can penetrate armour at stand-off distances, greater than that of the hypervelocity plasma from the deeply coned form of shaped charge munitions.
What part of speech is explosively formed penetrator?
Explosively formed penetrator is a noun.
What is the plural of explosively formed penetrator?
The plural of explosively formed penetrator is explosively formed penetrators.

Words near explosively formed penetrator in the dictionary

  1. explosive gelatine
  2. explosive lens
  3. explosive lenses
  4. explosive sadism
  5. explosively
  6. explosively formed penetrator
  7. explosively formed penetrators
  8. explosiveness
  9. explosivenesses
  10. explosives
  11. explosivities

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