muzzleloader

or muz·zle-load·er

[ muhz-uh l-loh-der ]

/ ˈmʌz əlˌloʊ dər /

noun

a firearm that is loaded through the muzzle.

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Origin of muzzleloader

First recorded in 1855–60; muzzle + loader

OTHER WORDS FROM muzzleloader

muz·zle·load·ing, adjective

Words nearby muzzleloader

muztagata, muzz, muzzle, muzzle velocity, muzzle-loader, muzzleloader, muzzler, muzzy, muñoz marín, muʾmin, mv

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Example sentences from the Web for muzzle-loader

The breech-loader has manifold advantages over the muzzle-loader in a wild country.
The Rifle and The Hound in Ceylon|Samuel White Baker
They were armed with all kinds of firearms, ranging from the old Queen Bess muzzle-loader to the most modern rifles.
The Career of Leonard Wood|Joseph Hamblen Sears
Thus, size for size, a breech-loading gun must have greater range and penetration than a muzzle-loader.
The British Navy Book|Cyril Field
It was a muzzle-loader and after wiping it out carefully at the doctor's quarters I found one of the tubes were stopped up.
Little Pills, An Army Story|Robert Henderson McKay

The youngsters are still not anxious to buck against the muzzle-loader in off-hand shooting.
Woodcraft and Camping|George Washington Sears (Nessmuk)

British Dictionary definitions for muzzle-loader

muzzle-loader

noun

a firearm receiving its ammunition through the muzzle

Derived forms of muzzle-loader

muzzle-loading, adjective

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