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- noun Plural form of
breechblock .
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Examples
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The 30-30-class blank cartridges were inserted into the firing ports of the breechblocks, and the guns were fully ready.
The Bear and the Dragon Clancy, Tom, 1947- 2000
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At some parts of the front that day the thermometer fell to 40 below and the breechblocks of rifles froze solid; oil in the sumps of tanks and trucks had the consistency of tar, and the drag on the dynamos made it impossible to start their engines; battery plates were warped, cylinder blocks were split open, axles refused to turn.
Barbarossa Clark, Alan 1965
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They were unsatisfactory because the breech could not be sealed against escape of the powder gases, and the crude, chambered breechblocks, jammed against the bore with a wedge, often cracked under the shock of firing.
Artillery Through the Ages A Short Illustrated History of Cannon, Emphasizing Types Used in America Albert Manucy
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The breechblocks of the guns were opened, clicked shut again, and then came the welcome words:
Ned, Bob and Jerry on the Firing Line The Motor Boys Fighting for Uncle Sam Clarence Young
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