closure vs breechblock

breechblock vs closure

closure and breechblock both are nouns.

closure is a verb but breechblock is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
closure	Yes	No	Yes	No
breechblock	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, breechblock is a hyponym of closure; that is, breechblock is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than closure:

closure: an obstruction in a pipe or tube
breechblock: a metal block in breech-loading firearms that is withdrawn to insert a cartridge and replaced to close the breech before firing

Other hyponyms of closure include breech closer, plug, stopper, stopple, vapor lock, vapour lock.

closure (noun)	breechblock (noun)
termination of operations	a metal block in breech-loading firearms that is withdrawn to insert a cartridge and replaced to close the breech before firing
the act of blocking
approaching a particular destination; a coming closer; a narrowing of a gap
an obstruction in a pipe or tube
a Gestalt principle of organization holding that there is an innate tendency to perceive incomplete objects as complete and to close or fill gaps and to perceive asymmetric stimuli as symmetric
something settled or resolved; the outcome of decision making
a rule for limiting or ending debate in a deliberative body

closure (verb)	breechblock (verb)
terminate debate by calling for a vote

Difference between closure and breechblock

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