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firing pin
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun firing pin has 1 sense
- firing pin(n = noun.artifact) Array - striker that ignites the charge by striking the primer; Array is a part of firearm, piece, small-arm
is a kind of striker
CIDE DICTIONARY
firing pin,
In the breech mechanism of a firearm, the pin which strikes the head of the cartridge and explodes it. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
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