Definition of Breechloader

1. Noun. A gun that is loaded at the breech.

Generic synonyms: Gun

Definition of Breechloader

1. n. A firearm which receives its load at the breech.

Definition of Breechloader

1. Noun. a variety of firearm in which the weapon is loaded from the breech, i.e. the end opposite that which discharges the projectile ¹

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Definition of Breechloader

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Breechloader

breech delivery
breech extraction
breech presentation
breechblock
breechblocks
breechcloth
breechcloths
breechclout
breechclouts
breeched
breeches
breeches buoy
breechesmaker
breeching
breechings
breechloader (current term)
breechloaders
breechloading
breed in the bone
breed like rabbits
breedable
breedbate
breedbates
breede
breeded
breeder material
breeder reactor
breeders

Literary usage of Breechloader

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Palmer's Index to "The Times" NewspaperTimes (London, England) (1878)
"... 17 a 12 a Discipline, Sm 12 <• Distribution of, 5 « 6 c— 8 »i 11 d Reserve Fund, 11 HI Sd — Bills Relating to the Navy, Zj 9 d — breechloader*, ..."

2. The Life and Voyages of Joseph Wiggins, F.R.G.S.: Modern Discoverer of the by Henry Johnson (1907)
"... —Native gratitude—" Jolly priests "—The vodka curse —A breechloader's doings — Attack on a woman — Religious abasement—Happy sledge-dogs—Vegetation in ..."

3. The Amateur Poacher by Richard Jefferies (1896)
"CHAPTER XII A WINTER NIGHT : OLD TRICKS : PHEASANT-STALKING : MATCHLOCK VERSUS breechloader I CONCLUSION WHEN the moon is full and nearly at the zenith it ..."

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