disintegrating link

noun

A pressed metal or plastic link, used to join cartridges for a machine gun, which is expelled when the cartridge is removed during loading.

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Meanings

noundisintegrating link (plural disintegrating links)

plural disintegrating links

  1. engineeringA pressed metal or plastic link, used to join cartridges for a machine gun, which is expelled when the cartridge is removed during loading.
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APA

disintegrating link. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/disintegrating%20link

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

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “disintegrating link,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/disintegrating%20link.

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