muzzle velocity

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   the velocity of a projectile as it leaves the muzzle of a gun

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Questions about muzzle velocity

What does muzzle velocity mean?

muzzle velocity means "the velocity of a projectile as it leaves the muzzle of a gun".

Is muzzle velocity a common word?

muzzle velocity is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.