💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Percussion lock"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| caplocknoun | A firearm that is discharged by means of a percussion cap. |
| percussion capnoun | a metal cap found on muzzleloading firearms that contains chemical substances such as fulminate that explode upon impact |
| snaplocknoun | A mechanism for firing a gun that ignites the propellant by means of sparks produced when a spring-powered cock strikes a flint down on to a piece of hardened steel. |
| cannon locknoun | A device for firing a cannon by a percussion primer. |
| safety locknoun | (firearms) A lock with some device for preventing accidental firing of the weapon. |
| firelocknoun | (by extension, historical) A firearm using such a gunlock. |
| detonatornoun | A device used to detonate an explosive device etc. |
| gunlocknoun | A mechanism fitted to a cannon that fires it when a cord is pulled. |
| boxlocknoun | (firearms) A style of double-barrelled shotgun with concealed, self-cocking hammers that use a break-open action. |
| amorcenoun | A hint about the future; an instance of foreshadowing. |
| percussion instrumentnoun | (music) An instrument in which the sound is produced by striking, scraping or shaking an object. |
| hammernoun | A tool with a heavy head and a handle used for pounding. |
| recappernoun | (informal) One who recapitulates; a summarizer. |
| cap-pistolnoun | Alternative spelling of cap pistol. [A toy pistol that uses small charges of shock-sensitive explosive compounds to simulate the sound and puff of smoke of a gunshot.] |
| matchlocknoun | (historical) Early type of firearm, using a smoldering piece of cord to fire the powder in the firing pan. |
| percussion hammernoun | A small hammer for percussion in medical diagnosis. |
| boltnoun | A (usually) metal fastener consisting of a cylindrical body that is threaded, with a larger head on one end. It can be inserted into an unthreaded hole up to the head, with a nut then threaded on the other end; a heavy machine screw. |
| tumblernoun | A drinking glass that has no stem, foot, or handle — so called because such glasses originally had a pointed or convex base and could not be set down without spilling. This compelled the drinker to finish their measure. |
| nipplenoun | (anatomy) The projection of a mammary gland from which, on female therian mammals, milk is secreted. |
| pinfirenoun | (firearms) An obsolete kind of brass cartridge in which the priming compound is ignited by striking a small pin which protrudes radially from just above the base of the cartridge. |
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