ballistic knife

noun

A weapon that fires a knife blade.

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Meanings

nounballistic knife (plural ballistic knives)

plural ballistic knives

  1. A weapon that fires a knife blade.

    The pain, he knew, would follow in seconds. By all rights, he should be dead by now. The hilt of the ballistic knife remained in the youth's hand. Good to a range of about ten meters, the weapon was capable of being fired silently and accurately

    1998, Terence M. Green, Blue Limbo
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MLA

“ballistic knife.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ballistic%20knife. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

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