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Breechblock Moderate

Breechblock has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

a metal block in breech-loading firearms that is withdrawn to insert a cartridge and replaced to close the breech before firing

2

The metal block that closes the breech of a breech-loading gun after insertion of the cartridge.

See Also
hotchkiss gun gun block rolling block fermeture breech cartridge falling block
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
blockage
Rhyming Words
ock bock nock rock tock dock hock sock jock pock mock cock zock lock yock stock knock chock acock slock
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