"breechloading" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: breech-loading [alternative]
Etymology: From breech + loading. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|breech|loading}} breech + loading Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} breechloading (not comparable)
  1. (firearms) Of a gun, having the ammunition loaded from the rear of the barrel, i.e., the end opposite that which discharges the projectile (the breech). Tags: not-comparable Synonyms: BL Related terms: breechloader Coordinate_terms: muzzleloading Translations (Translations): 후미장전 (alt: 後尾裝塡) (Korean), 후장 (alt: 後裝) (Korean), 후미장전식 (alt: 後尾裝塡式) (Korean), odtylcowy (Polish)

Alternative forms

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