FIRING CHAMBER

Pronunciation (US):

 Dictionary entry overview: What does firing chamber mean? 

• FIRING CHAMBER (noun)
  The noun FIRING CHAMBER has 1 sense:

1. chamber that is the part of a gun that receives the charge

  Familiarity information: FIRING CHAMBER used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• FIRING CHAMBER (noun)

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

firing chamber; gun chamber

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))