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field-strip
[ feeld-strip ]
verb (used with object)
Military.
field-stripped or (Rare) field-stript, field-stripping.
- to take apart (a weapon) for cleaning, lubrication, and repair or for inspection.
- to roll up the paper and scatter the tobacco of (a cigarette butt).
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of field-strip1
First recorded in 1945–50
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Example Sentences
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Mort had trained her to field-strip and reassemble the clumsy MM49s back in the days when they'd still had ammo.
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