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Definition of Splinterproof
1. Adjective. Resistant to shattering or splintering. "Shatterproof automobile windows"
Definition of Splinterproof
1. a. Proof against the splinters, or fragments, of bursting shells.
Definition of Splinterproof
1. Adjective. (military) resistant to fragments of exploding shells ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Splinterproof
Literary usage of Splinterproof
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Russo-Japanese War: Reports from British Officers Attached to the by Great Britain War Office. General Staff, Great Britain War Office (1908)
"... the commander of the regiment had a splinterproof look-out on a knoll behind
the centre of his line of guns, whence, with the help of his telescope, ..."
2. Field Works: Their Technical Construction and Tactical Application by Charles Booth Brackenbury (1888)
"This is found in the construction of splinterproof ' field casemates,' as they
are called, different forms of which are given in the Appendix (Plate VII.). ..."
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