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Muzzle velocity

noun

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

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"Muzzle velocity" Quotes from Famous Books

... customary to speak of the velocity as 'initial' and 'remaining.' Initial velocity is the term employed to express the velocity at the time of the escape of the bullet from the barrel; this is also designated as 'muzzle velocity.' 'Remaining velocity' expresses that obtaining during any subsequent portion of the flight ...

— Surgical Experiences in South Africa, 1899-1900 • George Henry Makins

... there is where I made my mistake. I did not figure carefully enough on the strength of material. The internal pressure of the powder I used, as well as the muzzle velocity of my projectile, were both greater than they should have been. Take a lesson from my failure. But I am going to start on another gun soon, and—Tom Swift—I am going ...

— Tom Swift and his Giant Cannon - or, The Longest Shots on Record • Victor Appleton