mil-spec en · ADJ
Etymology
Clipped compound: clipping of military specification. Originally capitalized (MIL-SPEC) in the extensive lexicon of initialisms, acronyms, and clippings of the U.S. (and other) militaries and defense industries, which began in the nineteenth century but greatly proliferated in the mid-twentieth century and has remained large and growing since then. More at Wikipedia under United States Military Standard.
Meanings
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(US, not-comparable) Of the grade and quality used by the military.
a mil-spec pistol
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| milspec | alternative | lexicographic | |
| mil spec | alternative | lexicographic | |
| mil spec | canonical | lexicographic |
wikipedia: Clipped compound · wikipedia: United States Military Standard