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vent-piece

vent-piece noun: in a breechloading firearm, a vertical sliding block with a conical plug on its front surface to seal the firing chamber and close the breech.

Noun

vent-piece (plural vent-pieces)

  1. In a breechloading firearm, a vertical sliding block with a conical plug on its front surface to seal the firing chamber and close the breech.

Forms of vent-piece

pluralvent-pieces

Origin of vent-piece

From vent + piece.

Questions about vent-piece

What does vent-piece mean?
Vent-piece means in a breechloading firearm, a vertical sliding block with a conical plug on its front surface to seal the firing chamber and close the breech.
What part of speech is vent-piece?
Vent-piece is a noun.
What is the plural of vent-piece?
The plural of vent-piece is vent-pieces.

Words near vent-piece in the dictionary

  1. vent sexing
  2. vent stack
  3. vent stacks
  4. vent window
  5. vent windows
  6. vent-piece
  7. vent-pieces
  8. venta
  9. Venta de Baños
  10. ventable
  11. ventage

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