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muzzle velocity

noun

Ordnance.
  1. the speed of a projectile, usually expressed in feet or meters per second, as it leaves the muzzle of a gun.


muzzle velocity

noun

  1. the velocity of a projectile as it leaves a firearm's muzzle
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Origin of muzzle velocity1

First recorded in 1875–80
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A shorter barrel will reduce some muzzle velocity.

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A paintball pellet may have a muzzle velocity of about 300 feet per second, about one third that of many pistols.

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The weapons’ rapid rate of fire and high muzzle velocity allow the shooter to fire dozens of gunshots without needing to reload.

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By comparison, a .50-caliber round fired from a sniper rifle has a muzzle velocity of less than 900 meters a second.

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Gabor has proposed a more realistic definition of assault weapons that takes an objective, scientific approach based on lethality - as well as relevant factors like caliber, muzzle velocity, rate of fire, capacity and design flexibility.

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