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Lee-Enfield

Lee-Enfield noun: synonym of Enfield (“type of gun”).

Noun

Lee-Enfield (plural Lee-Enfields)

  1. Synonym of Enfield (“type of gun”).
    Synonyms:
    Enfield

Synonyms of Lee-Enfield

Forms of Lee-Enfield

pluralLee-Enfields

Origin of Lee-Enfield

From the name of James Paris Lee, designer of the rifle's bolt system, and the location where its rifling design was created: the Royal Small Arms Factory in Enfield.

Questions about Lee-Enfield

What does Lee-Enfield mean?
Lee-Enfield means synonym of Enfield (“type of gun”).
What part of speech is Lee-Enfield?
Lee-Enfield is a noun.
What is the plural of Lee-Enfield?
The plural of Lee-Enfield is Lee-Enfields.

Words near Lee-Enfield in the dictionary

  1. lee shores
  2. Lee Vining
  3. Lee's Summit
  4. Lee-Boot effect
  5. Lee-Boot effects
  6. Lee-Enfield
  7. Lee-Enfields
  8. lee-gage
  9. lee-ho
  10. Lee-Kesler method
  11. Lee-on-the-Solent

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