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perforation [‚pər·fə′rā·shən] (ordnance) Passage of a missile completely through an object. (science and technology) Any hole made by boring, punching, or piercing. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Through the perforation Mulcachy immediately clamped a metal ring. It was clear, then, that the instrument producing the perforation was not of a common stamp and, after having been driven with prodigious strength, and piercing an iron plate 1 3/8 inches thick, had withdrawn itself by a backward motion. The stranger had, without assistance, bared his own shoulder, when the slight perforation produced by the pas sage of the buckshot was plainly visible. |
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