full-metal-jacketedadj.
/ˌfʊlmɛtlˈdʒakᵻtᵻd/, U.S. /ˌfʊlˌmɛdlˈdʒækədəd/ Originally U.S.
= full-metal-jacket adj.
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armour-piercinga1686
rifled1797
high-velocity1854
smooth-bore1859
subcalibre1863
whistling1864
full-metal-jacketed1896
full-metal-jacket1898
pipsqueak1916
1896 Milwaukee (Wisconsin) Sentinel 1 Nov. 14 The sporting rifle..using thirty grains of smokeless powder and 160 grains of full metal-jacketed or 170 grains of half jacketed or soft-pointed bullets, was designed as an ideal hunting arm.
1915 Elyria (Ohio) Chron. 29 July 4/6 The Government rifle barrel used with full metal jacketed bullets has an accurate life of 4,000 to 5,000 rounds.
1987 Newsweek (Nexis) 29 June 64 Kubrick's film is about as embracing as a full-metal-jacketed bullet in the gut.
2006 R. Chandrasekaran Imperial Life in Emerald City (2007) vii. 162 Rank-and-file American soldiers use only full-metal-jacketed bullets.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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adj.1896