penetrator
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8.1
- noun
- /ˈpɛnɪˌtreɪtər/
:
penetrador
- In the test, the penetrator successfully broke through the dense material without any issues.
- earth penetrator
I told you I'm three things, baby, A provider, a protector and a penetrator.
- I told you I'm three things, baby, A provider, a protector and a penetrator.
Examples
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By impaling the upper soil layers, the penetrator should be able to analyze the soil under the surface.
Academic text (1994) -
In addition, as the United States continues to fund studies for new tactical weapons designs such as the Robust Nuclear Earth Penetrator, it further erodes the confidence-building effect of the negative security assurances.
Academic text (2003) -
It's a massive ordnance penetrator, not an air burst.
Blog text (11) -
Not so sure, since at those impact speeds virtually any penetrator material would lose structural integrity.
Blog text (11) -
Engineers buried the warhead 52 meters under hard, compressed rocky soil—much deeper than could be reached by an earth penetrator.
Academic text (2003) -
The engineer developed a new type of penetrator that could easily access deep geological layers.
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The military designed a penetrator missile to breach fortified enemy defenses.
Synonyms
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8.5
A person or tool that makes an opening in barriers during a raid
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8.2
A person who secretly enters a place to get secret information or cause harm
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7.0
A tool that moves stuck things by pushing or pulling
A liquid used to soak into materials to find cracks or free stuck parts
Antonyms
How Penetrative
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word penetrator comes from the verb penetrate, from an old Latin word meaning 'to go into' or 'enter', and the ending -or means 'one who'. So a penetrator is someone or something that 'goes into' or forces its way through, which explains the modern meaning.