"full metal jacket" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: full metal jackets [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} full metal jacket (plural full metal jackets)
  1. (firearms) A bullet having a complete covering of copper over the lead core. Synonyms: FMJ [initialism] Translations (bullet with complete covering of copper): Vollmantelgeschoss [neuter] (German)
    Sense id: en-full_metal_jacket-en-noun-vTbef1L6 Categories (other): Firearms Topics: engineering, firearms, government, military, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, politics, tools, war, weaponry Disambiguation of 'bullet with complete covering of copper': 93 7
  2. (firearms) The metal jacket itself, which covers the lead core. Derived forms: full-metal-jacketed Related terms: jacketed, metalclad Translations (the metal jacket itself): Vollmetallmantel [masculine] (German)
    Sense id: en-full_metal_jacket-en-noun-xdWdN2n9 Categories (other): Firearms, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with German translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 29 71 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 29 71 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 26 74 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 25 75 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 29 71 Topics: engineering, firearms, government, military, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, politics, tools, war, weaponry Disambiguation of 'the metal jacket itself': 14 86

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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