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breech-loading

breech-loading adjective: of a gun, such that ammunition is loaded at the rear of the bore.

Adjective

breech-loading (not comparable)

  1. Of a gun, such that ammunition is loaded at the rear of the bore.

Questions about breech-loading

What does breech-loading mean?
Breech-loading means of a gun, such that ammunition is loaded at the rear of the bore.
What part of speech is breech-loading?
Breech-loading is an adjective.

Words near breech-loading in the dictionary

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

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