firing pin

noun

The part of the firing mechanism which strikes the cartridge's primer in order to ignite the gunpowder.

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Meanings

nounfiring pin (plural firing pins)

plural firing pins

  1. engineeringThe part of the firing mechanism which strikes the cartridge's primer in order to ignite the gunpowder.

Translations

Bulgarian ударник
  • ударник (udarnik)part of the firing mechanism
Chinese Mandarin 擊針 /击针, 撞針 /撞针
  • 擊針 /击针 (jīzhēn)part of the firing mechanism
  • 撞針 /撞针 (zhuàngzhēn)part of the firing mechanism
Czech zápalník
  • zápalníkpart of the firing mechanism
Danish slagstift
  • slagstiftpart of the firing mechanism
Dutch slagpin
  • slagpinpart of the firing mechanism
Finnish iskuri, nallipiikki
  • iskuripart of the firing mechanism
  • nallipiikkipart of the firing mechanism
French percuteur
  • percuteurpart of the firing mechanism
German Schlagbolzen
  • Schlagbolzenpart of the firing mechanism
Italian percussore
  • percussorepart of the firing mechanism
Japanese 撃針
  • 撃針 (gekishin)part of the firing mechanism
Polish iglica
  • iglicapart of the firing mechanism
Russian боёк, уда́рник
  • боёк (bojók)part of the firing mechanism
  • уда́рник (udárnik)part of the firing mechanism
Cite this entry
APA

firing pin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/firing%20pin

MLA

“firing pin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/firing%20pin. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “firing pin,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/firing%20pin.

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