breechloader

American  

[breech-loh-der] / ˈbritʃˌloʊ dər /

noun

1. a firearm loaded at the breech.

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Etymology

Origin of breechloader

First recorded in 1855–60; breech + loader

Example Sentences

And a beautiful piece of workmanship it was: my new double breechloader is a coarse common thing to compare with it.

From The Amateur Poacher by Jefferies, Richard

I took a Reilly No. 8 breechloader, and started in the little dingy belonging to the diahbeeah.

From Ismailia by Baker, Samuel White, Sir

A moment later Number Eight went into action once more, and we worked the breechloader without cessation until the conclusion of the bombardment, which came a half hour later.

From A Gunner Aboard the "Yankee" by Doubleday, Russell

The Honourable, when he went over the farm with his breechloader, invariably came in and drank a glass of the small beer.

From Hodge and His Masters by Jefferies, Richard

Then, in 1855, England's Lord Armstrong designed a rifled breechloader that included so many improvements as to be revolutionary.

From Artillery Through the Ages A Short Illustrated History of Cannon, Emphasizing Types Used in America by Manucy, Albert