Word Meanings - RAPIDFIRERAPIDFIRING - Book Publishers vocabulary database

In the United States navy, designating such a gun using fixed ammunition or metallic cartridge cases; -- distinguished from breech- loading (abbr. B. L.), applied to all guns loading with the charge in bags, and formerly from quick-fire. Rapid-fire guns in the navy also sometimes include automatic or semiautomatic rapid-fire guns; the former being automatic guns of not less than one inch caliber, firing a shell of not less than one pound weight, the explosion of each cartridge operating the mechanism for ejecting the empty shell, loading, and firing the next shot, the latter being guns that require one operation of the hand at each discharge, to load the gun. (2)

• Bethumpt
  of Bethump
• BENZOLEBENZOL
  An impure benzene, used in the arts as a solvent, and for various other purposes. See Benzene. Note: It has great solvent powers, and is used by manufacturers of India rubber and gutta percha; also for cleaning soiled kid gloves, and for other purposes
• Bellbird
  A South American bird of the genus Casmarhincos, and family Cotingidae, of several species; the campanero.
• Becalmed
  of Becalm
• Bezzle
  To plunder; to waste in riot.
• Beneath
  Lower in place, with something directly over or on; under; underneath; hence, at the foot of.
• Bedstock
  The front or the back part of the frame of a bedstead.
• Fixation
  The act of fixing, or the state of being fixed.
• Bereaving.
  of Bereave
• Beginner
  One who begins or originates anything. Specifically: A young or inexperienced practitioner or student; a tyro.
• Usable
  Capable of being used.
• Usurious
  Practicing usury; taking illegal or exorbitant interest for the use of money; as, a usurious person.
• Besottingly
  In a besotting manner.
• Bead proof
  Among distillers, a certain degree of strength in alcoholic liquor, as formerly ascertained by the floating or sinking of glass globules of different specific gravities thrown into it; now ascertained by more accurate meters.
• Betony
  A plant of the genus Betonica (Linn.).
• BESANTLER
  Same as Bez-antler.
• Bellied
  Having (such) a belly; puffed out; -- used in composition; as, pot-bellied; shad-bellied.
• Becking
  of Beck
• Chargeable
  That may be charged, laid, imposed, or imputes; as, a duty chargeable on iron; a fault chargeable on a man.
• Benefice
  A favor or benefit.

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