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    REAR OF TUBE

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Opening in the rear of the barrel of a gun where bullets can be loadedplay

    Synonyms:

    breech; rear of barrel; rear of tube

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting man-made objects

    Hypernyms ("rear of tube" is a kind of...):

    opening (a vacant or unobstructed space that is man-made)

    Meronyms (parts of "rear of tube"):

    breech closer; breechblock (a metal block in breech-loading firearms that is withdrawn to insert a cartridge and replaced to close the breech before firing)

    Holonyms ("rear of tube" is a part of...):

    barrel; cask (a cylindrical container that holds liquids)

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