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full metal jacket

full metal jacket noun: a bullet having a complete covering of copper over the lead core.

Noun

full metal jacket (plural full metal jackets)

  1. A bullet having a complete covering of copper over the lead core.
    Synonyms:
    FMJ
  2. The metal jacket itself, which covers the lead core.

Synonyms of full metal jacket

Forms of full metal jacket

pluralfull metal jackets

Words formed from full metal jacket

Questions about full metal jacket

What does full metal jacket mean?
Full metal jacket means a bullet having a complete covering of copper over the lead core.
What part of speech is full metal jacket?
Full metal jacket is a noun.
What is the plural of full metal jacket?
The plural of full metal jacket is full metal jackets.

Words near full metal jacket in the dictionary

  1. full join
  2. full joins
  3. full kit wanker
  4. full kit wankers
  5. full marks
  6. full metal jacket
  7. full metal jackets
  8. full monties
  9. full monty
  10. full moon
  11. full moons

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