It was originally the part of the barrel that held the gunpowder. Now it is the part that holds the cartridge at the time of firing. The chamber is at the breech end of the barrel and may be enlarged somewhat to hold the cartridge. Revolvers have several separate chambers in a 'cylinder'.

n. any cavity in a cylinder plug and/or shell which houses the tumblers

The opening in the cylinder where the powder and ball are placed to load the pistol. There could be 4,5,6,or even 9 chambers inside the cylinder. Just because you have a revolver does not necessarily mean you have a 6 shooter. Imagine attacking a soldier thinking he had a 6 shot revolver when in effect he really had a 9 shot LeMat revolver! Don't stick your head up at the wrong time,the 9 shot revolver would get you. The chamber is also the place on a pistol where the powder and ball are placed/put into as well. In this photo a ball can just be seen going into the cylinder,chamber opening.

The rear section of the barrel, which encloses and supports the cartridge during firing.

The part of he action, at the breech end of the barrel, into which the shot shell is placed.

a small piece of ordnance

A narrower portion of the bore, at its base. Most typically found in howitzers, it allows a projectile to be fired using less powder than a gun of the same caliber.

This is the section of the firearm where the cartridge is held.

The recess in the cylinder or barrel where the cartridge is held for firing.

The rear portion of the gun barrel into which a cartridge is inserted for firing.

1. In a rifle, shotgun or pistol, the rearmost part of the barrel that has been formed to accept a specific cartridge or shell when inserted 2. In a revolver, the holes in the cylinder that have been formed to accept a cartridge

Rear part of the barrel that has been reamed out so that it will contain a cartridge. When the breech is closed, the cartridge is supported in the chamber, and the chamber must align the primer with the firing pin, the bullet with the bore.

The part of the gun which holds the round while the shot fires. In semi-automatics, the chamber is located at the base of the barrel. Revolvers have multiple chambers, which are located in the cylinder. A firearm is said to be chambered in whichever caliber it shoots. "What's that chambered in?" means, "What size ammunition does it use?"

The enlarged rear end of the barrel that receives and supports the cartridge, aligning the bullet with the bore and the primer with the firing pin.

That part of the bore, at the breech, formed to accept and support the cartridge.

The rear of the barrel into which the cartridge or propellant is inserted. Also called breech.

The part of a firearm containing the cartridge (or separate powder and ball) at the moment of firing it, normally at the opposite end of the barrel to the muzzle, OR, The action of loading a round of ammunition into the gun.

The part of the gun that the cartridge is placed into to be fired. In revolvers there are a number of chambers in the cylinder. In semi-automatic pistols there is one chamber at the breech end of the barrel.

The rear part of the barrel that is formed to accept the cartridge to be fired. A revolver employs a multi-chambered rotating cylinder separated from the stationary barrel.

The enlarged part of the bore at the breech that holds the cartridge.

In firearms, the chamber is that portion of the barrel or firing cylinder in which the cartridge is inserted prior to being fired. Rifles and pistols generally have a single chamber in their barrels, while revolvers have multiple chambers in their cylinder and no chamber in their barrel.

A legislative or judicial body; an assembly; a society or association; as, the Chamber of Deputies; the Chamber of Commerce.

A room or rooms where a lawyer transacts business; a room or rooms where a judge transacts such official business as may be done out of court.

In a dwelling, it was a private room; generally a bedroom as opposed to the public rooms like the dining room or drawing room.

A “room” separated from the listening area by Shutters. A chamber contains the pipes, wind chests and other related items played from the Console.

The place in which the senate or house of representatives meet. Also a generic way to refer to a house of the legislature.

The Assembly or Senate location where floor sessions are held.

The room in which the Legislative Council or the Legislative Assembly meets.

a room in the Texas Capitol used for meetings of Representatives or Senators

One of the two houses of Congress; 1) the House of Representatives and 2) the Senate.

Echo Chambers are rooms designed with very hard, non-parallel surfaces equipped with a speaker and microphone so that when dry signals from the console are fed to the speaker, the microphone will have a reverberation of these signals that can be mixed in

Refers to either the House or the Senate.

a deliberative or legislative or administrative or judicial assembly; "the upper chamber is the senate"

a room used primarily for sleeping

The room where the Legislative Assembly holds its sittings.

The place where the full membership of either body meets to deliberate on proposed legislation.

A legislative assembly, either the House or Senate.

The meeting place for the membership of either house of the legislature where official business by the entire membership is conducted.

Also known as the "floor," it is the room in which the Senate or the House of Representatives meets.

The official room or location for meetings of a legislative body.

One of two large rooms in the Centre Block where proceedings of the Senate and the House of Commons take place. Traditionally, the Senate Chamber is red and the House of Commons is green.

A place where the legislative body meets to conduct business. In the U.S. we have two chambers, one each for the House and Senate respectively.

The Assembly or Senate chamber where Floor Sessions are held.

The large meeting rooms in which the Senate and the House hold their floor sessions. The Senate and the House chambers are located on the fourth floor of the Capitol.

A legislative body. The U.S. Congress is comprised of two chambers: the U.S. Senate and the U.S. House of Representatives. Chamber also refers to the hall where each body meets to conduct official business.

The term given to the room in which the business of either House of Parliament is conducted. Only Members, Clerks and invited guests may enter it.

The room in which sessions take place. Can also be called a Dungeon.

A legislative, judicial or deliberative assembly.

A meeting place for either the House or Senate (as opposed to a committee room).

The room in the Legislative Building at Queen's Park where the Legislative Assembly meets for its business.

the meeting place of the Senate or House.

Official hall for the meeting of a legislative body.

Either the House of Representatives or the Senate.

The hall in which the Senate or the House of Commons meets to conduct its business.

(1) The room where the House or the Senate meets. (2) The House or Senate itself.

The area of the capitol building in which the House of Representatives and the Senate meet. Each body has a chamber.

The official meeting place of theSenate or the House of Representatives.

often called the Main Chamber, this is the large debating hall where the MSPs meet. Previously it was the General Assembly Hall of the Church of Scotland.

The place in which the House or Senate meets. Also a generic way to refer to the House or Senate.

Refers to either the Senate or the House of Representatives. (See "HOUSE." and “BODY”)

the meeting room of a House of Parliament. ie. In Australia's Federal Parliament there are two chambers or meeting rooms, the House of Representatives (green) and the Senate (red).

Meeting place for members of either the House or the Senate. References to either "chamber" (or both "chambers") of Congress are interchangeable with references to either "house" (or both "houses") of Congress. (See House)

A room in a house. Any enclosed space.

The ammonite shell is divided up into a series of chambers by dividing walls called septa. Most of the chambers were used to maintain neutral buoyancy, but the largest and final chamber was the body chamber.

The name for the largest space in a cave. Compared to other parts of the cave they generally have greater width, length & height.

Usually this terms refers to the ink filled cavity immediately behind the orifice plate in an impulse inkjet system. This is the location where the ink receives its pressure pulse that causes the ejection of the droplets from the orifice plate in a continuous inkjet system is usually referred to as the manifold. (see also Continuous Inkjet, Impulse Inkjet)

In catenicellid cheilostomes, the kenozooids or avicularia making up the lateral process (after Harmer, 1957). Syn. compartment. The three named types are: suprascapular, scapular, infrascapular.

A vessel designed to withstand differential pressures. Double-lock — A chamber with two compartments that can be pressurized independently. Hyperbaric — A chamber designed to withstand high internal pressures; used in hyperbaric experimentation, diving simulations, and medical treatment. Monoplace — A portable one-person hyperbaric chamber used for therapy in a hospital or clinical setting, and for transport. Multiplace — A pressure chamber designed to be used by more than one person at a time. Single-lock — A pressure chamber with only one pressurizable compartment.

The inside space of a kiln