Phrase guide

muzzle brake

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A device placed at the muzzle of a firearm to reduce the recoil energy by redirecting the escaping gases.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: engineering, firearms, government, military, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, politics, tools, war, weaponry

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Across languages

Translations

13 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Estonian: suudmepidur — device on a firearm
  • Finnish: suujarru — device on a firearm
  • French: frein de bouche — device on a firearm
  • German: Mündungsbremse — device on a firearm
  • Hungarian: csőszájfék — device on a firearm
  • Italian: freno di bocca — device on a firearm
  • Polish: osłabiacz — device on a firearm
  • Polish: kompensator — device on a firearm
  • Polish: hamulec wylotowy — device on a firearm
  • Portuguese: freio de boca — device on a firearm
  • Russian: дульный тормоз (dulʹnyj tormoz) — device on a firearm
  • Spanish: freno de boca — device on a firearm
  • Swedish: mynningsbroms — device on a firearm