breechblock : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: breechblock	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for breechblock
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
breechblock n a metal block in breech-loading firearms that is withdrawn to insert a cartridge and replaced to close the breech before firing Synonym(s): breechblock, breech closer
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Breechblock \Breech"block\, 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 It is withdrawn for the insertion of a cartridge, and closed again before the gun is fired.