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fermeture

UK/ˈfɜːmətjə/US/ˈfɝmət͡ʃɚ/

fermeture noun: the mechanism for closing the breech of a breech-loading firearm, in artillery consisting principally of the breechblock, obturator, and carrier ring.

Noun

fermeture (plural fermetures)

  1. The mechanism for closing the breech of a breech-loading firearm, in artillery consisting principally of the breechblock, obturator, and carrier ring.

Forms of fermeture

pluralfermetures

Origin of fermeture

Borrowed from French fermeture.

Questions about fermeture

What does fermeture mean?
Fermeture means the mechanism for closing the breech of a breech-loading firearm, in artillery consisting principally of the breechblock, obturator, and carrier ring.
What part of speech is fermeture?
Fermeture is a noun.
How do you pronounce fermeture?
Fermeture is pronounced /ˈfɝmət͡ʃɚ/ (US).
What is the plural of fermeture?
The plural of fermeture is fermetures.

Words near fermeture in the dictionary

  1. fermentomes
  2. fermentor
  3. fermentors
  4. ferments
  5. fermenty
  6. fermeture
  7. fermetures
  8. Fermeuse
  9. fermi
  10. Fermi bubble
  11. Fermi bubbles

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