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weapons tight

weapons tight phrase: an order that weapons may only be fired at targets (especially aircraft or missiles) that are positively identified as hostile.

Phrase

weapons tight

  1. An order that weapons may only be fired at targets (especially aircraft or missiles) that are positively identified as hostile.

Questions about weapons tight

What does weapons tight mean?
Weapons tight means an order that weapons may only be fired at targets (especially aircraft or missiles) that are positively identified as hostile.
What part of speech is weapons tight?
Weapons tight is a phrase.

Words near weapons tight in the dictionary

  1. weapons inspectors
  2. weapons of mass destruction
  3. weapons of mass disruption
  4. weapons offence
  5. weapons offences
  6. weapons tight
  7. weapons-grade
  8. weapons-grade uranium
  9. weaponshaw
  10. weaponshawing
  11. weaponshawings

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