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breechblock
 
Noun breechblock has 1 sense
  1. breechblock, breech closer - a metal block in breech-loading firearms that is withdrawn to insert a cartridge and replaced to close the breech before firing
    --1 is a kind of blockage, block, closure, occlusion, stop, stoppage
    --1 is a part of breech, rear of barrel, rear of tube
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