field-strip

[ feeld-strip ]

verb (used with object)

, Military.

, field-stripped or (Rare) field-stript, field-strip·ping.

1. to take apart (a weapon) for cleaning, lubrication, and repair or for inspection.
2. to roll up the paper and scatter the tobacco of (a cigarette butt).

Word History and Origins

Origin of field-strip¹

First recorded in 1945–50

Example Sentences

Mort had trained her to field-strip and reassemble the clumsy MM49s back in the days when they'd still had ammo.

From Nature