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firing pins

firing pins is the plural of firing pin.

Meaning of firing pin

Noun

firing pin (plural firing pins)

  1. The part of the firing mechanism which strikes the cartridge's primer in order to ignite the gunpowder.

Questions about firing pins

What is firing pins the plural of?
Firing pins is the plural of firing pin.

Words near firing pins in the dictionary

  1. firing on all cylinders
  2. firing out
  3. firing parties
  4. firing party
  5. firing pin
  6. firing pins
  7. firing point
  8. firing points
  9. firing range
  10. firing ranges
  11. firing solution

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