| Kieli | Käännökset |
|---|---|
| ranska | vitesse à la bouche |
| suomi | lähtönopeus, aseen ammuksen lähtönopeus |
| Monikko | muzzle velocities |
(firearms) The velocity of a discharged projectile at the muzzle of a firearm.
Women of the Auxiliary Territorial Service firing a 25 pounder shell at the Royal Artillery experimental station at Shoeburyness. The shells are fired through a velocity screen, which has a grid of copper wire. When the shell is fired through the wire, the circuit is broken, by which the speed of the shell can be checked.