Usually means: Reduces recoil, redirects propellant gases.
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General (4 matching dictionaries)
  1. muzzle brake: Merriam-Webster
  2. muzzle brake: Wiktionary
  3. Muzzle-brake, Muzzle brake: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  4. muzzle brake: TheFreeDictionary.com

Computing (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Muzzle brake: Encyclopedia

Tech (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. DOD Dictionary of Military Terms (No longer online)
  2. Explosives (No longer online)

Definitions from Wiktionary (muzzle brake)

noun:  (firearms) A device placed at the muzzle of a firearm to reduce the recoil energy by redirecting the escaping gases.

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