CHASSEPOT


Meaning of CHASSEPOT in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈshas-ˌpō, ˈsha-sə- ]

noun

Etymology: French, from Antoine A. Chassepot died 1905 French inventor

Date: 1869

: a bolt-action rifle firing a paper cartridge

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