BREECH CLOSER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does breech closer mean? 

• BREECH CLOSER (noun)
  The noun BREECH CLOSER has 1 sense:

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 a metal block in breech-loading firearms that is withdrawn to insert a cartridge and replaced to close the breech before firing

  Familiarity information: BREECH CLOSER used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• BREECH CLOSER (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A metal block in breech-loading firearms that is withdrawn to insert a cartridge and replaced to close the breech before firing

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

breech closer; breechblock

Hypernyms ("breech closer" is a kind of...):

block; blockage; closure; occlusion; stop; stoppage (an obstruction in a pipe or tube)

Holonyms ("breech closer" is a part of...):

breech; rear of barrel; rear of tube (opening in the rear of the barrel of a gun where bullets can be loaded)