breech-loader

breechloader [breech-loh-der] EXAMPLES|WORD ORIGIN noun a firearm loaded at the breech. Liberaldictionary.com

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Origin of breechloader First recorded in 1855–60; breech + loader Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019 Examples from the Web for breech-loader Historical Examples of breech-loader

Sir Roger gave the order himself for that breech-loader at Lige.

That Boy Of Norcott’s

Charles James Lever

Under no circumstances, therefore, can a breech-loader be as safe as a solid gun.

Gunnery in 1858

William Greener

So much, then, for the shooting qualities of the breech-loader.

Gunnery in 1858

William Greener

Breech-loader: central fire, the same as now made by Lancaster.

Gunnery in 1858

William Greener

It is in the shape of a fat vase or bottle, and could not well have been a breech-loader.

The British Navy Book

Cyril Field

British Dictionary definitions for breech-loader breech-loader noun a firearm that is loaded at the breech Collins English Dictionary – Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012