1. past tense and past participle of fieldstrip; to disassemble a firearm or other weapon into its main component parts for cleaning, maintenance, or inspection
Usage: military; technical

1. having been disassembled into main component parts; in a state of fieldstrip
Usage: military; technical

Examples

• The soldier fieldstripped his rifle before the inspection.
• Each recruit must learn to fieldstrip their weapon in under two minutes.
• The fieldstripped components were laid out on the cleaning mat.
• After the training exercise, all firearms were fieldstripped and cleaned.
• He fieldstripped the pistol to remove the jammed cartridge.
• The fieldstripped gun was easier to transport in the field pack.