"40 mike-mike" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-40 mike-mike.ogg Forms: 40 mike-mikes [plural]
Etymology: From Mike (“the letter M in the ICAO spelling alphabet”). Head templates: {{en-noun|head=40 mike-mike}} 40 mike-mike (plural 40 mike-mikes)
  1. (US Army and Marines, military, slang) Any weapon firing a 40mm grenade. Often specifically the M203 grenade launcher, mounted underneath an M-16 or its variant. In the Marine Corps, often the Mark-19 Automatic 40mm Grenade Launcher. Tags: slang Categories (topical): Firearms, Forty, Military
    Sense id: en-40_mike-mike-en-noun-6waGHP66 Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Topics: government, military, politics, war

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