"breechblock" meaning in All languages combined

See breechblock on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: breechblocks [plural]
Etymology: From breech + block. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|breech|block}} breech + block Head templates: {{en-noun}} breechblock (plural breechblocks)
  1. (firearms) The metal block that closes the breech of a breech-loading gun after insertion of the cartridge. Wikipedia link: breechblock Categories (topical): Firearms Synonyms: breech block Translations (block that closes the breech of a breech-loading gun): çaxmaq (Azerbaijani), 槍閂 /枪闩 (qiāngshuān) (english: gun) (Chinese Mandarin), 炮閂 /炮闩 (pàoshuān) (english: cannon) (Chinese Mandarin), затво́р (zatvór) [masculine] (Russian)

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