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noun
The metal block that closes the breech of a breech-loading gun after insertion of the cartridge.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: engineering, firearms, government, military, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, politics, tools, war, weaponry
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
a metal block in breech-loading firearms that is withdrawn to insert a cartridge and replaced to close the breech before firing
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: breech closer
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: blockage, block, closure, occlusion, stop, stoppage
History
From breech + block.
Across languages
6 source translations are retained for this English entry.
