"field strip" meaning in English

See field strip in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: field strips [present, singular, third-person], field stripping [participle, present], field stripped [participle, past], field stripped [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|++}} field strip (third-person singular simple present field strips, present participle field stripping, simple past and past participle field stripped)
  1. (transitive) To dismantle (a weapon) for cleaning, oiling or repair; to disassemble (a firearm) to the maximum extent possible without tools. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-field_strip-en-verb-JZysXW13
  2. (transitive) To take apart (a cigarette butt) for the purpose of reducing litter. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-field_strip-en-verb-kKakh1AY Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 37 63 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 31 69 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 16 84
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: fieldstrip, field-strip

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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