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breechloading

breechloading adjective: describing a breechloader gun: one that has ammunition loaded from the rear of the barrel rather than where it will exit.

Adjective

breechloading (not comparable)

  1. Describing a breechloader gun: one that has ammunition loaded from the rear of the barrel rather than where it will exit.
    Synonyms:
    BL

Synonyms of breechloading

Questions about breechloading

What does breechloading mean?
Breechloading means describing a breechloader gun: one that has ammunition loaded from the rear of the barrel rather than where it will exit.
What part of speech is breechloading?
Breechloading is an adjective.

Words near breechloading in the dictionary

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

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