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GUN CHAMBER
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
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 ("gun chamber" is a kind of...):
chamber (a natural or artificial enclosed space)
Holonyms ("gun chamber" is a part of...):
gun (a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel))