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[ ahr-mer-peer-sing ] / ˈɑr mərˌpɪər sɪŋ /
adjective(of bullets, artillery shells, etc.) designed especially for piercing armor. Origin of armor-piercingFirst recorded in 1895–1900 Words nearby armor-piercingarmorial, Armorica, Armorican, armorist, armorize, armor-piercing, armor plate, armory, Armory Show, armour, armour-bearer Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for armor-piercingEvidence of execution-style gunshots with armor-piercing bullets has emerged. Ukraine Is On the Verge Of War And Putin Is To Blame|Michael Weiss|February 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST Furthermore, the cannon and armor-piercing bombs of Shturmovik ground-attack aircraft posed a mortal peril for the German tanks. WWII’s Greatest Battle: How Kursk Changed the War|Andrew Roberts|August 31, 2013|DAILY BEAST And nobody needs a 30-round clip of high-velocity, steel-jacketed, armor-piercing ordnance for target shooting. One Redneck’s Gun Stand|Joe McLean|February 13, 2013|DAILY BEAST Our armor-piercing bullet was made with a cupronickel jacket for the sake of the gun barrel. America's Munitions 1917-1918|Benedict Crowell
They were proof against the ordinary bullet but not against the armor-piercing. War in the Garden of Eden|Kermit Roosevelt Just where would an armor-piercing steel bullet do the most harm? Valley of the Croen|Lee Tarbell Thus, the proportions of the shrapnel gun will be intermediate between those of the armor-piercing gun and the shell gun. Scientific American Supplement, No. 324, March 18, 1882|Various It is an armor-piercing shell for a 12-inch gun; it is made of forged steel, and is filled with explosive "D." The Gunner's Examiner|Harold E. Cloke
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