percussion lock
per·cus·sion lock
P p Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [per-kuhsh-uh n lok]
- /pərˈkʌʃ ən lɒk/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [per-kuhsh-uh n lok]
- /pərˈkʌʃ ən lɒk/
Definitions of percussion lock words
- noun percussion lock a gunlock on a firearm that fires by striking a percussion cap. 1
- noun percussion lock a gunlock in which the hammer strikes a percussion cap 0
- noun percussion lock a gunlock that fires by percussion, as on a firearm 0
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Origin of percussion lock
First appearance:
before 1820 One of the 38% newest English words
First recorded in 1820-30
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Parts of speech for Percussion lock
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
percussion lock popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 31% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
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