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speed loader

speed loader noun: a pressed metal (or plastic) clip, holding a set number of cartridges for a firearm, and used for rapid reloading of the weapon or its magazine.

speed loader: a pressed metal (or plastic) clip, holding a set number of cartridges for a firearm, and used for...
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Noun

speed loader (plural speed loaders)

  1. A pressed metal (or plastic) clip, holding a set number of cartridges for a firearm, and used for rapid reloading of the weapon or its magazine.
    • With a speed loader, a practiced user can dump and reload their revolver's cylinder surprisingly fast — even, in some cases, no slower than someone can swap magazines in a semiauto.
    Synonyms:
    charger
  2. (dated) A software technique for loading programs (e.g. from cassette tape) more quickly than normally possible.

Synonyms of speed loader

Forms of speed loader

pluralspeed loaders
alternative formspeedloader

Questions about speed loader

What does speed loader mean?
Speed loader means a pressed metal (or plastic) clip, holding a set number of cartridges for a firearm, and used for rapid reloading of the weapon or its magazine.
What part of speech is speed loader?
Speed loader is a noun.
What is the plural of speed loader?
The plural of speed loader is speed loaders.

Words near speed loader in the dictionary

  1. speed humps
  2. speed limit
  3. speed limiter
  4. speed limiters
  5. speed limits
  6. speed loader
  7. speed loaders
  8. speed merchant
  9. speed merchants
  10. speed metal
  11. speed networking

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