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Frangible rounds are also used by armed security agents on aircraft.

During development they were given the name "frangible tanks" to obscure their real purpose.

A frangible bullet will break into many pieces upon contact with any material harder than itself.

A frangible light pole base is designed to break away when a vehicle strikes it.

Stevens added that the new pellets were too frangible.

A frangible pistol bullet will break apart on contact.

There is also "an upstream connected frangible disc safety relief device"

However, some evidence indicates that frangible rounds which break into multiple fragments on impact may be more effective yet.

Were their hearts mortal and frangible after all?

To herself, Linden whimpered as if she could feel every blow in her frangible bones.

The last category of expanding bullets are the frangible bullets.

The train doors have a frangible gap made of rubber that protrudes out.

Frangible bullets will disintegrate upon contact with a surface harder than the bullet itself.

The frangible nut is captured in a blast container.

Yet it is a frangible work, and making it hold together is a challenge for any pianist.

This has been the case with many previous frangible, so-called "cop-killer" bullets.

Her own emotional state was too frangible.

During penetration, a frangible projectile's core fragments into many high velocity pieces.

It is also reported that the shooter used hollow-point or frangible bullets which increase tissue damage.

The key to everything is paintball markers fire a Frangible projectile unlike all other air weapons.

We liked this improvement, which went well with the fat snails and spinach presented in a frangible pastry cup.

Each bolt has a nut at each end, the top one being a frangible nut.

Rather I was a simple, a frangible petitioner, assisted only by the goddess Flora.

But Buccleuch's patience, a slim and frangible thing, could carry no more pressure that night.

Fragmenting bullets should not be confused with frangible bullets (See below).