self-loading

[ self-loh-ding, self- ]

adjective

noting or pertaining to an automatic or semiautomatic firearm.

Origin of self-loading

First recorded in 1895–1900

Words Nearby self-loading

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How to use self-loading in a sentence

Now, old chap, do let me give you the details of our new self-loading eighty-ton gun.
The Schoolmistress | Arthur W. Pinero
In case the self-loading mechanism fails to work, the pistol will then be tried by operating by hand.
Pistol and Revolver Shooting | A. L. A. Himmelwright
In case of self-loading failures to work in either case the piece will be tried by operating by hand.
Pistol and Revolver Shooting | A. L. A. Himmelwright

British Dictionary definitions for self-loading

self-loading

adjective

(of a firearm) utilizing some of the force of the explosion to eject the empty shell and replace it with a new one: Also: autoloading See also automatic (def. 5), semiautomatic (def. 2)

Derived forms of self-loading

self-loader, noun

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