fermeture

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US/ˈfɝmət͡ʃɚ/UK/ˈfɜːmətjə/

noun

The mechanism for closing the breech of a breech-loading firearm, in artillery consisting principally of the breechblock, obturator, and carrier ring.

OriginFrench fermeture →
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Meanings

nounfermeture (plural fermetures)

plural fermetures

  1. The mechanism for closing the breech of a breech-loading firearm, in artillery consisting principally of the breechblock, obturator, and carrier ring.

Origin

  1. Frenchfermeture
  2. Frenchfermeture
  3. Englishfermeture

Borrowed from French fermeture.

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APA

fermeture. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fermeture

MLA

“fermeture.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fermeture. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fermeture,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fermeture.

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