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muzzle brake

muzzle brake noun: a device placed at the muzzle of a firearm to reduce the recoil energy by redirecting the escaping gases.

muzzle brake: a device placed at the muzzle of a firearm to reduce the recoil energy by redirecting the escaping...
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Noun

muzzle brake (plural muzzle brakes)

  1. A device placed at the muzzle of a firearm to reduce the recoil energy by redirecting the escaping gases.

Forms of muzzle brake

pluralmuzzle brakes

Questions about muzzle brake

What does muzzle brake mean?
Muzzle brake means a device placed at the muzzle of a firearm to reduce the recoil energy by redirecting the escaping gases.
What part of speech is muzzle brake?
Muzzle brake is a noun.
What is the plural of muzzle brake?
The plural of muzzle brake is muzzle brakes.

Words near muzzle brake in the dictionary

  1. muzziness
  2. muzzing
  3. muzzle
  4. muzzle blast
  5. muzzle blasts
  6. muzzle brake
  7. muzzle brakes
  8. muzzle compensator
  9. muzzle compensators
  10. muzzle energies
  11. muzzle energy

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