Breechblock

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. The metal part that closes the breech end of the barrel of a breechloading gun and that is removed to insert a cartridge and replaced before firing.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. The metal block that closes the breech of a breech-loading gun after insertion of the cartridge
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. The movable piece which closes the breech of a breech-loading firearm, and resists the backward force of the discharge. It is withdrawn for the insertion of a cartridge, and closed again before the gun is fired.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A movable piece at the breech of a breech-loading gun, which is withdrawn for the insertion of a cartridge and closed before firing, to receive the impact of the recoil. E. H.Knight. See cut under breech-loader.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a metal block in breech-loading firearms that is withdrawn to insert a cartridge and replaced to close the breech before firing
    • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    stop    blockage    occlusion    stoppage    closure   
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    Words that are found in similar contexts
    ejector    diacritical    counterrecoil    desolventizer    play-by-play   
     
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