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tampion
noun[ C ]
uk /ˈtæm.pi.ən/ us /ˈtæm.pi.ən/(alsotompion, uk /ˈtɒm.pi.ən/)
a cover made of wood, metal, canvas(= strong, rough cloth), or rubber that goes over the muzzle(= the end, where the bullets come out) of a gun or cannon when the gun is not being used:
Tampions were sometimes put into the chambers of cannons, over the powder, when the chamber was not full.
It had been raining heavily all morning, so we had not removed the tompions.
The tampions are fastened round the muzzle of the guns with leather collars.
The metal tampions remained in place over the cannons of the sunken ship.
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Parts of guns
banana clip
barrel
bump stock
business end
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clip
flint
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hammer
holster
muffler
muzzle
plier
ramrod
safety catch
scope
sight
silencer
spotting scope
turret
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