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explosively formed penetrator

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.89 in modern English

Syllables
ex-plo-sive-ly -formed pen-e-tra-tor
IPA
50
Scrabble Score
27
Letters
8
Syllables
16
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A type of shaped charge with a shallow depression instead of a deep cone on the attacking face, allowing the metal plate to be explosively formed into a high velocity projectile that can penetrate armour at stand-off distances, greater than that of the hypervelocity plasma from the deeply coned form of shaped charge munitions.

Inflected Forms

explosively formed penetrators (plural) explosively-formed projectile (alternative)

Derived Forms

EFP

Phrases

improvised explosive device kinetic energy weapon rocket propelled grenade

Frequently Paired Words

improvised explosive device kinetic energy weapon rocket propelled grenade Claymore

Synonyms

EFP explosively formed projectile explosively-formed projectile self-forging fragment self-forging warhead

Questions

What does explosively formed penetrator mean?
A type of shaped charge with a shallow depression instead of a deep cone on the attacking face, allowing the metal plate to be explosively formed into a high velocity projectile that can penetrate armour at stand-off distances, greater than that of the hypervelocity plasma from the deeply coned form of shaped charge munitions.

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