"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. Categories (topical): Firearms Synonyms: FMJ [initialism]
    Sense id: en-full_metal_jacket-en-noun-vTbef1L6 Topics: engineering, firearms, government, military, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, politics, tools, war, weaponry
  2. (firearms) The metal jacket itself, which covers the lead core. Categories (topical): Firearms Derived forms: full-metal-jacketed Related terms: jacketed, metalclad
    Sense id: en-full_metal_jacket-en-noun-xdWdN2n9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 27 73 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 26 74 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 25 75 Topics: engineering, firearms, government, military, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, politics, tools, war, weaponry

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