breechloading
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of breechloading
Example Sentences
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Five hundred patents on breechloading mechanisms were filed between 1860–71 in the United States alone.
From Slate • Oct. 24, 2019
On the left-hand side were the shotguns, i.e., two breechloading No. 12; four muzzleloading No. 10.
From Ismailia by Baker, Samuel White, Sir
Chassepot, shas′po, n. the kind of bolt-action breechloading rifle adopted by the French army in 1866.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) by Various
In addition to his musket, which was slung across his shoulders, I had given him one of my double breechloading pistols, which he carried in his belt.
From Ismailia by Baker, Samuel White, Sir
The main armament of the Empress will consist of four 67 ton breechloading guns mounted in pairs en barbette.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 810, July 11, 1891 by Various
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