"five-nine" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: five-nines [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} five-nine (plural five-nines)
  1. (historical) A 5.9-inch artillery shell of the kind used by Germany in World War I. Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-five-nine-en-noun-bhXquvdA Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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