BREECHBLOCK as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • a metal block in breech-loading firearms that is withdrawn to insert a cartridge and replaced to close the breech before firing
   Synonym(s)
   • breech closer (what does breech closer mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) breechblock is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • blockage (what does blockage mean?)
   • block (what does block mean?)
   • closure (what does closure mean?)
   • occlusion (what does occlusion mean?)
   • stop (what does stop mean?)
   • stoppage (what does stoppage mean?)