🛠️ To take apart 🛠️ Easy to take apart 🛠️ Quick disassembly

field-strip

7.6

A quick taking apart of a gun for cleaning without tools

noun
/ˈfiːldˌstrɪp/

Jargon

: desmontaje

The soldier completed the field-strip of his rifle in under a minute during training.

Examples

After a long day, he performed a quick field-strip of his handgun before storing it.
A proper field-strip can prevent malfunctions.
Proper field-strip of equipment is essential for regular maintenance in the field.
He performed a quick field-strip of his rifle.
The soldier completed the field-strip of his rifle in under a minute during training.
Proper field-strip of equipment is essential for regular maintenance in the field.
After a long day, he performed a quick field-strip of his handgun before storing it.

Synonyms

teardown

vsfield-strip

2 4.1

Taking something apart to study or remove its parts

is a quick disassembly for cleaning or inspection without special tools

Antonyms

assembly

Specialized

112 3.9

A part made by putting smaller parts together, for example in machines

How Thorough

dismantlement

3 5.9

teardown

2 4.1

field-strip

Jargon

7.6

inspection

Formal

356 2.5

Surface Forms

field-strip singular

field-strips plural

Morphology

field-strip = field-strip (transparent) = field + strip

This noun is a straightforward nominalization of the compound verb 'field-strip'.

Etymology

Field-strip as a noun comes from field 'in the field' and strip 'to remove parts', and it names the quick act of taking a weapon or device apart for cleaning or inspection. So a field-strip is the simple, fast disassembly you do when you cannot use a workshop.