"SMLE" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ɛs ɛm ɛl ˈiː/ Forms: SMLEs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} SMLE (plural SMLEs), {{tlb|en|firearms}} (firearms)
  1. Initialism of Short Magazine Lee Enfield: any of a series of bolt action rifles used by British and Commonwealth forces during the first half of the 20th century, normally made in .303 calibre. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: Short Magazine Lee Enfield (extra: any of a series of bolt action rifles used by British and Commonwealth forces during the first half of the 20th century, normally made in .303 calibre.)

Inflected forms

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