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serial number
noun
- a number, usually one of a series, assigned for identification:
the serial number of an automobile engine.
serial number
noun
- any of the consecutive numbers assigned to machines, tools, books, etc
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of serial number1
Example Sentences
Detectives also found over $2,000 in cash and a loaded handgun without a serial number, known as a “ghost gun.”
Without the new regulations adopted by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives or ATF, “anyone could buy a kit online and assemble a fully functional gun in minutes — no background check, records, or serial number required,” she said.
The suspect also wore a face mask almost constantly, and Mr Mangione was found with a fake driving licence and an untraceable "ghost gun" – a firearm assembled by the owner without a serial number, which police said may have been 3D-printed.
Ghost guns don’t require a background check and don’t come with a serial number, making them nearly untraceable.
What they hoped was the famed Lockheed Electra 10E Special, serial number 1055, turned out to be an “unfortunate” geologic formation, according to a company statement.
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