REAR OF BARREL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does rear of barrel mean? 

• REAR OF BARREL (noun)
  The noun REAR OF BARREL has 1 sense:

1. opening in the rear of the barrel of a gun where bullets can be loaded

  Familiarity information: REAR OF BARREL used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• REAR OF BARREL (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

breech; rear of barrel; rear of tube

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

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

Meronyms (parts of "rear of barrel"):

breech closer; breechblock (a metal block in breech-loading firearms that is withdrawn to insert a cartridge and replaced to close the breech before firing)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

barrel; cask (a cylindrical container that holds liquids)