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autoloader

[ aw-toh-loh-der ]
/ ˈɔ toʊˌloʊ dər /
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noun
a firearm with an automatic loading mechanism.
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Origin of autoloader

auto-3 + loader

Words nearby autoloader

autokinetic, autokinetic effect, autokinetic phenomenon, auto lift, autolithography, autoloader, autoloading, autologous, Autolycus, autolysate, autolyse
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How to use autoloader in a sentence

  • They had two rifles, one an autoloader, and they had in all likelihood three negatron pistols.

    The Keeper|Henry Beam Piper
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