Meanings
noundéculassement (countable and uncountable, plural déculassements)
plural déculassements
- countableuncountableengineeringAn accidental blowing off of, or other serious damage to, the breechblock of a gun.
- countableuncountableengineeringThe removal of the breechblock for the purpose of disabling the gun.
Origin
Borrowed from French.
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