tracer ammunition

  • 1tracer ammunition — Tracer Tra cer, n. One who, or that which, traces. [1913 Webster] 2. A person engaged (esp. in the express or railway service) in tracing, or searching out, missing articles, as packages or freight cars. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] 3. An inquiry sent… …

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  • 2Tracer ammunition — thumb|right|200px|Tracers from M16 rifles on U.S. Army firing rangeTracer ammunition (tracers) are special bullets that are modified to accept a small pyrotechnic charge in their base. Ignited upon firing, the composition burns very brightly,… …

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  • 3tracer ammunition — noun see tracer I, 4a …

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  • 4Tracer — Tra cer, n. One who, or that which, traces. [1913 Webster] 2. A person engaged (esp. in the express or railway service) in tracing, or searching out, missing articles, as packages or freight cars. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] 3. An inquiry sent out (esp …

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  • 5Tracer — may refer to: *Histochemical tracer, a substance used for tracing purposes in histochemistry, the study of the composition of cells and tissues *Isotopic tracer, a substance with an isotope that has been enriched to a greater level than that… …

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  • 6Tracer Bullet — can refer to: *Tracer ammunition *A fictional detective (and alter ego) in the comic strip Calvin and Hobbes …

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  • 7Ammunition — This article is about ammunition for firearms and artillery. For the product design company, see Ammunition Design Group. A belt of 0.50 caliber ammunition loaded to a …

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  • 8tracer — /tray seuhr/, n. 1. a person or thing that traces. 2. a person whose business or work is the tracing of missing property, parcels, persons, etc. 3. an inquiry sent from point to point to trace a missing shipment, parcel, or the like, as in a… …

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  • 9ammunition — n. 1) to provide ammunition for (also fig.) 2) to issue ammunition 3) blank; dummy; live; tracer ammunition * * * [ˌæmjʊ nɪʃ(ə)n] dummy live tracer ammunition blank to issue ammunition to provide ammunition for …

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  • 10tracer — [trās′ər] n. 1. a person or thing that traces; specif., a) a person whose work is tracing drawings, designs, etc. on transparent paper b) a person whose work is tracing lost or missing articles, persons, etc. c) an instrument for tracing designs… …

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