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frangibles

frangibles is the plural of frangible.

Meaning of frangible

Noun

frangible (plural frangibles)

  1. Something that is breakable or fragile; especially something that is intentionally made so, such as a bullet.
    • For extreme close range training, frangible bullets – those that disintegrate on hitting a hard target – are available. I have found the Winchester frangible loads especially suitable to high-volume training with the 9mm pistol. Frangibles are intended to give peace officers real safety when...2009, Robert K. Campbell, “Practice Tools”, in Dan Shideler, editor, The Gun Digest Book of Personal Protection & Home Defense, Iola, Wis.: Gun Digest Books, →ISBN, page 201, column 2

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Questions about frangibles

What is frangibles the plural of?
Frangibles is the plural of frangible.

Words near frangibles in the dictionary

  1. frangers
  2. frangibilities
  3. frangibility
  4. frangible
  5. frangibleness
  6. frangibles
  7. frangibly
  8. frangipane
  9. frangipanes
  10. frangipani
  11. frangipanis

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