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Breechblock
Pronunciation : Breech"block
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : Defn: 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 It is withdrawn for the insertion of a cartridge, and closed again before the gun is fired.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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