Q.F.
abbreviation
quick-firing.
Q.F.
Americanabbreviation
QF
British
abbreviation
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Armstrong Guns 9-pr., with 1,300 rounds,1 Krupp Q.F.
From History of the War in South Africa 1899-1902 v. 1 (of 4) Compiled by Direction of His Majesty's Government by Great Britain. War Office
At the date of the outbreak of hostilities the modern armament of the field artillery was as follows:— 6 Creusot Q.F.
From History of the War in South Africa 1899-1902 v. 1 (of 4) Compiled by Direction of His Majesty's Government by Great Britain. War Office
In the British Q.F. equipment, a graduated dial or drum shows the elevation of the gun above the line of sight.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 6 "Armour Plates" to "Arundel, Earls of" by Various
Q.F. guns fitted with auto-sights, and behind all this, usually at the narrowest part of the entrance, the boom.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 5 "Clervaux" to "Cockade" by Various
Quintus is consulted for information about Britain: ad Q.F. ii.
From The Student's Companion to Latin Authors by Middleton, George
I do wonder if Michelle may have gotten the boot had the judges not loved her QF dish so much?
From Salon ● May 22, 2024
“At no point did the Board attempt to seek out the truth from QF before making this misguided decision.”
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 9, 2024
QF also says its investment isn’t solely about academics.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 10, 2022
Alpha emitters have the dual advantages of a large QF and a small range for better localization.
From Textbooks ● Aug. 12, 2015
Then, by geometry, the angle FQY is equal to the angle BTF, and the protuberance FY is equal the sine of that angle, making QF radius.
From Outlines of a Mechanical Theory of Storms Containing the True Law of Lunar Influence by Bassnett, Thomas
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