dummy
15
7.9
- noun
- /ˈdʌmi/
- Specialized
:
cartucho de fogueo
- I had a dummy grenade of the blue body in one of my kit bags.
I had a dummy grenade of the blue body in one of my kit bags.
- I had a dummy grenade of the blue body in one of my kit bags.
Examples
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It's only used as a dummy shell for case manufacturers.
Blog text (30) -
The first two are live, the next three are dummy, then three are live, and two are dummy.
Fiction book (1997) -
Listen, there was a box of dummy rounds and the the box is labeled dummy.
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Fairly convincing, but a dummy nonetheless.
Fiction book (1993) -
JACK (calmly) The clip in your gun has three live, two dummy, one live, three dummy, one live.
Fiction book (1997) -
A satellite phone system was smuggled in from Saudi Arabia in the dummy fuel tank of a jeep.
Fiction book (1994) -
So I tracked the bank records back to a dummy trust, which was the sole beneficiary of his wife's policy.
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Now, these ALCMs with dummy warheads will go from terrain following, to inertial guidance, over water, toward the target.
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All my misfires when using factory ammo were "intentional." Dummy cartridges were randomly introduced for immediate action training.
Blog text (11) -
The soldiers practiced their aim using dummy cartridges during training exercises.
Synonyms
43
7.2
A cartridge for a gun that makes a gunshot sound without a bullet
A metal case for a gun that contains gunpowder but no bullet
Idioms
Compounds
How Realistic
- Specialized
24
4.7
- Specialized
15
7.9
Surface Forms
Etymology
Dummy was used for things that are not real or that do not work, from dumb 'silent' plus -y. So a dummy cartridge is a practice round that looks real but will not fire.