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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. striker that ignites the charge by striking the primer;


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Firing pin \Fir"ing pin`\ In the breech mechanism of a firearm, the pin which strikes the head of the cartridge and explodes it. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

firing pin n 1: striker that ignites the charge by striking the primer