deculassment

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deculassment - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  D'eculassement \D['e]`cu`lasse`ment"\, n. [F.] Also, sometimes,
     Anglicized Deculassment \Dec`u*lass"ment\(Ordnance)
     An accidental blowing off of, or other serious damage to, the
     breechblock of a gun; also, a removal of the breechblock for
     the purpose of disabling the gun.
     [Webster 1913 Suppl.]