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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
breechblock
    n 1: a metal block in breech-loading firearms that is withdrawn
         to insert a cartridge and replaced to close the breech
         before firing [syn: breechblock, breech closer]
2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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   is withdrawn for the insertion of a cartridge, and closed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.
   [1913 Webster]
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