obturate in English

verb
1
block up; obstruct.
Many of today's shooters have tried shooting these old rifles and experienced dismal results when the bullets failed to expand properly and obturate the bore.

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1. Barricado: 1 v block off with barricades Synonyms: barricade Type of: block , close up , impede , jam , obstruct , obturate , occlude block passage through

2. Barricado - block off with barricades barricade obturate , occlude , close up , impede , obstruct , jam , block - block passage through; "obstruct the path"

3. Firearms have sufficient pressure to swage a slightly oversized bullet to fit the bore to form a tight seal, while airguns generally use a slightly undersized projectile that is designed to obturate upon firing to seal the bore and engage the rifling .