full metal jacket
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7.4
- noun
- /fʊl ˈmɛtəl ˈdʒækɪt/
- Specialized
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proyectil de metal completo
- All law enforcement agencies in the state of Florida prohibit the use of full-metal jacket ammunition for duty or off-duty use.
- full metal jacket bullet
- full metal jacket rounds
Examples
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As for bullet weight and construction, the original military loading was a full-metal jacket 55-grain bullet, which was replaced by a 62-grain loading.
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As a result, sensible law enforcement agencies forbid their armed operatives from using anything other than full-metal jacket ammunition.
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Sell me just one full metal jacket bullet.
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But this time make sure it contains full metal jacket bullets.
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No one should be using full metal jacket rounds for anything other than target shooting.
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The military has to use a full metal jacket round that will pass through a body without the expansion of a hollow point.
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I need a full metal jacket cartridge.
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That is a full metal jacket rifle cartridge.
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There may be some police agencies that mandate the use of full-metal-jacket bullets by street officers, but I am not aware of them.
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The soldier carefully loaded his rifle with a full metal jacket bullet for the training exercise.
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase is directly compositional: 'jacket' (an outer casing) specified as made of 'metal' and modified by 'full' (completely covered). A B1 learner who knows these constituent meanings can infer this refers to a bullet or object with a complete metal outer casing, even if they lack technical details about the core.
Etymology
The noun full metal jacket describes a bullet with a soft lead center covered by a hard metal jacket. That hard cover keeps the bullet from breaking and helps it 'go through' targets, so the phrase means this kind of bullet.