单词 | ballistic strength |
释义 | > as lemmasballistic strength b. Originally and chiefly U.S. Of armour, a material, etc.: designed to offer protection against bullets or other projectiles; bulletproof. Also: designating the level of such protection offered (esp. in ballistic strength). ΚΠ 1896 Sci. Amer. 12 Dec. 428/3 The back of the ballistic armor plate was broken out for a diameter of two feet around the hole. 1909 Gettysburg (Pa.) Times 14 May The spalling..is said to be due to the severe treatment necessary to produce the high ballistic strength. The armor of the kind affected comes in plates weighing from fifteen to twenty-eight tons each. 1952 East Liverpool (Ohio) Rev. 11 Mar. 16/1 High-quality, heat-treated ballistic armor casting of low alloy steel for use on U.S. army tanks. 1987 Advertising Age (Nexis) 9 Feb. 38 The $495 bullet-resistant trench coat is being offered to civilians by the same folks who have sold ballistic clothing. 1997 J. Hawes Rancid Aluminium (1998) iv. 70 Chernenin sat in his office and looked down through the thick, ballistic glass, onto the foyer. 2006 St. Petersburg (Florida) Times 30 Sept. (Citrus Times section) 8 He has..kept the car's ballistic strength with new windows that can deflect a .50-caliber bullet. < as lemmas |
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