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REAR OF BARREL
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Dictionary entry overview: What does rear of barrel mean?
• REAR OF BARREL (noun)
The noun REAR OF BARREL has 1 sense:
1. opening in the rear of the barrel of a gun where bullets can be loaded
Familiarity information: REAR OF BARREL used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Opening in the rear of the barrel of a gun where bullets can be loaded
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
breech; rear of barrel; rear of tube
Hypernyms ("rear of barrel" is a kind of...):
opening (a vacant or unobstructed space that is man-made)
Meronyms (parts of "rear of barrel"):
breech closer; breechblock (a metal block in breech-loading firearms that is withdrawn to insert a cartridge and replaced to close the breech before firing)
Holonyms ("rear of barrel" is a part of...):
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