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chambering [′chām·bə·riŋ] (mining engineering) Increasing the size of a drill hole in a quarry by firing a succession of small charges, until the hole can take a proper explosive charge to bring down the face of the quarry. (ordnance) That phase of small-arms operation that deals with the placing of the round into the chamber after the round has been fed into the weapon by the feeding device. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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