Chambered
[tʃeimbәd]
Definition
(adj.) having compartmental chambers; 'a spiral chambered seashell' .
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Definition
(imp. & p. p.) of Chamber
(a.) Having a chamber or chambers; as, a chambered shell; a chambered gun.
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Examples
- The annexed woodcuts show the figure of this Revolver, with the working parts round the lock exposed to view, together with the shape of the revolving chambered breech. Frederick C. Bakewell. Great Facts.
- There was danger, also, in that mode of turning the chambered breech, arising from premature firing. Frederick C. Bakewell. Great Facts.
- The adoption of the Paixhans long-chambered guns, designed to throw heavy shells horizontally as well as at a slight elevation and as easily as solid shot, was attended with great results. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
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