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breech-loader

breech-loader is the alternative spelling of breechloader.

Meaning of breechloader

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).

Forms of breech-loader

pluralbreech-loaders

Questions about breech-loader

What is breech-loader the alternative spelling of?
Breech-loader is the alternative spelling of breechloader.

Words near breech-loader in the dictionary

  1. breech pins
  2. breech screw
  3. breech screws
  4. breech-cloth
  5. breech-cloths
  6. breech-loader
  7. breech-loaders
  8. breech-loading
  9. breechblock
  10. breechblocks
  11. breechcloth

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