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breechloader

breechloader noun: a variety of firearm in which the weapon is loaded from the breech (the end opposite that which discharges the projectile).

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).

breechloader meaning in Tamil

breechloader in Tamil

துமிக்கியில் குண்டு திணித்தல்

Forms of breechloader

pluralbreechloaders
alternative formBL

Origin of breechloader

From breech + loader.

Questions about breechloader

What does breechloader mean?
Breechloader means a variety of firearm in which the weapon is loaded from the breech (the end opposite that which discharges the projectile).
What is breechloader in Tamil?
Breechloader in Tamil is துமிக்கியில் குண்டு திணித்தல். See Breechloader meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is breechloader?
Breechloader is a noun.
What is the plural of breechloader?
The plural of breechloader is breechloaders.

Words near breechloader in the dictionary

  1. breechesmakers
  2. breeching
  3. breechings
  4. breechless
  5. breechlessness
  6. breechloader
  7. breechloaders
  8. breechloading
  9. breed
  10. breed in and in
  11. breed in the bone

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Adapted from Wiktionary: breechloader (page history and authors); breechloader (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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