field-strip

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [feeld strip]
- /fild strɪp/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [feeld strip]
- /fild strɪp/

Definitions of field-strip word

verb with object field-strip to take apart (a weapon) for cleaning, lubrication, and repair or for inspection. 1
verb with object field-strip to roll up the paper and scatter the tobacco of (a cigarette butt). 1
transitive verb field-strip take sth from dead enemy soldier's body 1

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Origin of field-strip

First appearance:

before 1945

One of the 6% newest English words

First recorded in 1945-50

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Field-strip

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Field-strip

field-strip popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 29% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

According to our data about 71% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.