Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

firing mechanism

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.97 in modern English

Syllables
fir-ing mech-a-nism
IPA
28
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
4
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

n

the action that ignites the charge in a firearm

Synonyms

gunlock

Questions

What does firing mechanism mean?
the action that ignites the charge in a firearm

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