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vest busters

vest busters is the plural of vest buster.

Meaning of vest buster

Noun

vest buster (plural vest busters)

  1. A handgun or cartridge that can fully penetrate a contemporary bulletproof vest.
    • Yet, according to data published by the company, the gun press, and the federal government, it appears that the .500 Smith & Wesson Magnum is plainly capable of defeating the highest level of police body armor worn in all but SWAT-type situations. It is a vest buster.2004, Violence Policy Center, Vest Buster: The .500 Smith & Wesson Magnum—The Gun Industry’s Latest Challenge to Law Enforcement Body Armor

Questions about vest busters

What is vest busters the plural of?
Vest busters is the plural of vest buster.

Words near vest busters in the dictionary

  1. vessiculation
  2. vessonite
  3. vessonites
  4. vest
  5. vest buster
  6. vest busters
  7. vest date
  8. vest dates
  9. vest frottoir
  10. vest frottoirs
  11. vest in interest

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