culata — meaning in English

English meaning

• breech noun The back part of a gun barrel, where the ammunition is loaded, behind the firing chamber.
• butt noun A person's buttocks.

Senses

culata is used for these senses in English:

• breech (firearms) The part of a cannon or other firearm behind the chamber. [from 16th c.]
• butt The end of a firearm opposite to that from which a bullet is fired.

breech — full definition

1. noun The back part of a gun barrel, where the ammunition is loaded, behind the firing chamber.
2. noun Used to describe a baby positioned to be born bottom- or feet-first instead of head-first.

butt — full definition

1. noun A person's buttocks.
2. noun The thicker or blunt end of something, such as a weapon or tool.
3. noun The remaining short piece of something after most of it is used, especially a cigarette.
4. noun The target of ridicule or jokes.
5. verb To hit or push against something with the head.

Related Catalan words