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fireform

fireform verb: to lengthen or widen the body of a cartridge case by firing it in a gun that has the same calibre but a larger chamber.

Verb

fireform (third-person singular simple present fireforms, present participle fireforming, simple past and past participle fireformed)

  1. To lengthen or widen the body of a cartridge case by firing it in a gun that has the same calibre but a larger chamber.

Forms of fireform

third-person singular presentfireforms
present participlefireforming
past participlefireformed
pastfireformed

Origin of fireform

From fire + form.

Questions about fireform

What does fireform mean?
Fireform means to lengthen or widen the body of a cartridge case by firing it in a gun that has the same calibre but a larger chamber.
What part of speech is fireform?
Fireform is a verb.
What is the past tense of fireform?
The past tense of fireform is fireformed.

Words near fireform in the dictionary

  1. firefloat
  2. firefloats
  3. fireflower
  4. firefly
  5. firefly squid
  6. fireform
  7. fireformed
  8. fireforming
  9. fireforms
  10. firefought
  11. firefountain

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