self-loading

[self-loh-ding, self-]

adjective

1. noting or pertaining to an automatic or semiautomatic firearm.

self-loading

adjective

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

Other Word Forms

• self-loader noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of self-loading¹

First recorded in 1895–1900

Example Sentences

She was found guilty of conspiracy to murder, possessing a self-loading pistol with intent to cause fear of violence and illegally importing ammunition after a trial at Birmingham Crown Court.

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Jurors deliberated for almost 21 hours before convicting Betro of conspiracy to murder, possessing a self-loading pistol with intent to cause fear of violence, and a charge of illegally importing ammunition.

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They seized a box containing four "lethal" self-loading pistols, each individually packaged with a silencer, blue nitrile gloves and 10 rounds of live ammunition.

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Six bullet casings fired from a Glock self-loading handgun were found, as were scuff marks on the property's rear garden fence from the direction the shots had been fired.

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They establish that a man who had told the police he wants a self-loading rifle presents no risk to himself or others.

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