Definitions for breechblock

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breechblock breech·block

Spelling: [breech-blok]

IPA: /ˈbritʃˌblɒk/

Breechblock is a 11 letter English word. It's valid Words with friends word worth 30 points.

You can make 337 anagrams from letters in breechblock (bbcceehklor).

Definitions for breechblock

noun

1. a movable piece of metal for closing the breech in certain firearms.

Origin of breechblock

First recorded in 1880-85; breech + block

Examples for breechblock

breechblock—a movable piece which closes the breech of a cannon.