flat trajectory

collocation in English

meaningsofflatandtrajectory

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flat
adjective
uk
/flæt/us
/flæt/
level and smooth, with no curved, high, or ...
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trajectory
noun[C]
uk
/trəˈdʒek.tər.i/us
/trəˈdʒek.tɚ.i/
the curved path that an object follows after it has been thrown or shot into ...
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(Definition offlatandtrajectoryfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Aflattrajectoryis important, but there are other things to be taken into account.
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It is not the case that aflattrajectoryis everything.
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They have aflattrajectoryup to 100 yards.
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I believe that the graphic picture is one of a constantflattrajectory.
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Today it has telescopic sights and aflattrajectoryof up to 70 or 100 yards.
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The next is stopping power, and the next isflattrajectoryfor a further intermediate range; that is to say, a flat trajectory for 800, 900, or 1,000 yards.
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The dangerous space at 800 yards, of course, is less if you have a high trajectory than if you have aflattrajectory.
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It is that with aflattrajectorythe danger zone is increased: in other words, the error in sighting is reduced.
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I want aflattrajectory.
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The difficulty is that we do not know the range in actual warfare, and that is just the time when you want to have theflattrajectory.
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Due to its high velocity, the 5.728mm also exhibits an exceptionallyflattrajectory.
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The 9 mm cartridge combines aflattrajectorywith moderate recoil.
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The relativelyflattrajectoryand manageable recoil ensured its place as a sportsman's cartridge.
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The flechette is yet another improvement over traditional ammunition, allowing for extreme penetration abilities and a veryflattrajectory.
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That fact, plus the ratherflattrajectory(allowing a long air path) accounts for the paucity of surviving fragments - most of the meteorite vaporized, burnt up, or broke into dust.
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When you rolled the clown on the unicycle away the balloon would have aflattrajectoryand move very slowly.
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Their relatively flat trajectories extended all the way to the designated targets.
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