FIRING CHAMBER

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Chamber that is the part of a gun that receives the charge

Synonyms:

firing chamber; gun chamber

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("firing chamber" is a kind of...):

chamber (a natural or artificial enclosed space)

Holonyms ("firing chamber" is a part of...):

gun (a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel))