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muzzle velocity

muzzle velocity noun: the velocity of a discharged projectile at the muzzle of a firearm.

Noun

muzzle velocity (plural muzzle velocities)

  1. The velocity of a discharged projectile at the muzzle of a firearm.
    • The decision about ammunition turned on the detailed specifications, known as the “technical data package,” that the Army drew up when it converted the rifle into the M-16. The data package included the requirements that the muzzle velocity of the rifle must average 3,250 feet per second (fps)...1981 June, James Fallows, “M-16: A Bureaucratic Horror Story”, in The Atlantic, →ISSN
    • Perhaps stunned by what Steve Bannon, the MAGA strategist, calls the “muzzle velocity” of action and orders, Democrats have had a difficult time addressing the disconnect between what Mr. Trump talks about and what they see as workers get fired, tariffs put upward pressure on prices and hold times...2025 March 5, David E. Sanger, quoting Steve Bannon, “Trump Celebrates His Disruption but Slides Over Its Costs”, in The New York Times, →ISSN

muzzle velocity meaning in Tamil

muzzle velocity in Tamil

முகப்புத் திசைவேகம், துமுக்கி திசைவேகம்

Forms of muzzle velocity

pluralmuzzle velocities

Questions about muzzle velocity

What does muzzle velocity mean?
Muzzle velocity means the velocity of a discharged projectile at the muzzle of a firearm.
What is muzzle velocity in Tamil?
Muzzle velocity in Tamil is முகப்புத் திசைவேகம், துமுக்கி திசைவேகம். See Muzzle velocity meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is muzzle velocity?
Muzzle velocity is a noun.
What is the plural of muzzle velocity?
The plural of muzzle velocity is muzzle velocities.

Words near muzzle velocity in the dictionary

  1. muzzle sweep
  2. muzzle sweeping
  3. muzzle sweeps
  4. muzzle swept
  5. muzzle velocities
  6. muzzle velocity
  7. muzzle-bag
  8. muzzle-bags
  9. muzzle-loader
  10. muzzle-loaders
  11. muzzle-loading

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