The part of a gun or other piece of ordnance in which the charge is placed; (in later use) spec. each of the cylindrical compartments of a revolver…
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| 释义 | society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > device for discharging missiles > firearm > parts and fittings of firearms > 			[noun]		 > bore > chamber (9)		 chamber1591 The part of a gun or other piece of ordnance in which the charge is placed; (in later use) spec. each of the cylindrical compartments of a revolver… powder chamber1710 (a) an underground chamber in which gunpowder is stored (now historical); (b) the cavity in a gun into which the powder charge is inserted. Subcategories:— 			specific			(1)		 — 			in magazine gun			(2)		 — 			in wind-gun			(1)		 — 			charger			(3)		 | 
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