five-nine

noun

A 5.9-inch artillery shell of the kind used by Germany in World War I.

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Meanings

nounfive-nine (plural five-nines)

plural five-nines

  1. historicalA 5.9-inch artillery shell of the kind used by Germany in World War I.

    All went lame; all blind; / Drunk with fatigue; deaf even to the hoots / Of tired, outstripped Five-Nines that dropped behind.

    1917, Wilfred Owen, Dulce Et Decorum Est
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APA

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“five-nine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/five-nine. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “five-nine,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/five-nine.

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