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Picatinny rail

Picatinny rail noun: a bracket used on some firearms in order to provide a standardized mounting platform.

Noun

Picatinny rail (plural Picatinny rails)

  1. A bracket used on some firearms in order to provide a standardized mounting platform.

Forms of Picatinny rail

pluralPicatinny rails

Origin of Picatinny rail

Named after the Picatinny Arsenal in New Jersey.

Questions about Picatinny rail

What does Picatinny rail mean?
Picatinny rail means a bracket used on some firearms in order to provide a standardized mounting platform.
What part of speech is Picatinny rail?
Picatinny rail is a noun.
What is the plural of Picatinny rail?
The plural of Picatinny rail is Picatinny rails.

Words near Picatinny rail in the dictionary

  1. Picassoesque
  2. Picassofish
  3. Picassoid
  4. Picassos
  5. picathartes
  6. Picatinny rail
  7. Picatinny rails
  8. picayune
  9. picayunely
  10. picayuneness
  11. picayunes

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