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five-nine

five-nine noun: a 5.9-inch artillery shell of the kind used by Germany in World War I.

Noun

five-nine (plural five-nines)

  1. (historical) A 5.9-inch artillery shell of the kind used by Germany in World War I.
    • All went lame; all blind; / Drunk with fatigue; deaf even to the hoots / Of tired, outstripped Five-Nines that dropped behind.1917, Wilfred Owen, Dulce Et Decorum Est

Forms of five-nine

pluralfive-nines

Questions about five-nine

What does five-nine mean?
Five-nine means a 5.9-inch artillery shell of the kind used by Germany in World War I.
What part of speech is five-nine?
Five-nine is a noun.
What is the plural of five-nine?
The plural of five-nine is five-nines.

Words near five-nine in the dictionary

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  6. five-nine
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