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five-nines

five-nines is the plural of five-nine.

Meaning of five-nine

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

Questions about five-nines

What is five-nines the plural of?
Five-nines is the plural of five-nine.

Words near five-nines in the dictionary

  1. five-knuckle shuffle
  2. five-leaved ivy
  3. five-legged
  4. five-minute hypothesis
  5. five-nine
  6. five-nines
  7. five-o
  8. five-o'clock shadow
  9. five-o'clock shadows
  10. five-of-a-kind
  11. five-oh

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