field strip
Rapid weapon disassembly
Field strip is to disassemble a firearm into its major components for cleaning and inspection without using specialized tools: The recruits learned to field strip their rifles blindfolded.
The term comes from military contexts where soldiers maintain weapons in the field.
Extended to any quick disassembly: He field stripped the engine to find the problem.
- dismantleSeparate into parts
- takedownForced grounding maneuver
- serviceAid or maintenance
- disassembleSeparate into parts
- take apartSeparate into components
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- gunfireshoot, gunshot, artillery fire, fire, gunfire
field striptotal breakdown
field stripreassemble
Restore to original form
assemble · put together · rebuild · build up · reconstitute
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