"breechloader" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: breechloaders [plural]
Etymology: From breech + loader. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|breech|loader}} breech + loader Head templates: {{en-noun}} breechloader (plural breechloaders)
  1. A variety of firearm in which the weapon is loaded from the breech (the end opposite that which discharges the projectile). Categories (topical): Firearms Synonyms: BL Related terms: breechloading, muzzleloader Translations (Translations): takaaladattava ase (Finnish), takaaladattava tykki (Finnish), Hinterlader [masculine] (German), נִטְעַן מִכְנָס (nit'an mikhnas) [masculine] (Hebrew), ору́жие, заряжа́ющееся с казённой ча́сти (orúžije, zarjažájuščejesja s kazjónnoj části) [neuter] (Russian), bakladdare [common-gender] (Swedish)

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