Meanings
plural breechloaders · alternative breech-loader
- engineeringA variety of firearm in which the weapon is loaded from the breech (the end opposite that which discharges the projectile).
General Crook found the Sioux and their allies armed with the best modern breech-loaders, well supplied with ammunition and countless herds of war ponies, and far too numerous and powerful to be handled by the small force at his command.
1889 December 21, The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser, NSW, page 5, column 2Synonyms: BL
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA variety of firearm in which the weapon is loaded from the breech (the end opposite that which discharges the projectile).
Origin
Translations
Finnish takaaladattava ase, takaaladattava tykki
- takaaladattava aseTranslations
- takaaladattava tykkiTranslations
German Hinterlader
- HinterladerTranslations
Hebrew נִטְעַן מִכְנָס
- נִטְעַן מִכְנָס (nit'an mikhnas)Translations
Korean 후장식총포, 후장총포
- 후장식총포 (hujangsikchongpo)Translations
- 후장총포 (hujangchongpo)Translations
Polish broń odtylcowa
- broń odtylcowaTranslations
Russian ору́жие, заряжа́ющееся с казённой ча́сти, казнозаря́дное ору́жие
- ору́жие, заряжа́ющееся с казённой ча́сти (orúžije, zarjažájuščejesja s kazjónnoj části)Translations
- казнозаря́дное ору́жие (kaznozarjádnoje orúžije)Translations
- казнозаря́дное ору́дие (kaznozarjádnoje orúdije)Translations
- казнозаря́дник (kaznozarjádnik)Translations
Swedish bakladdare
- bakladdareTranslations
Cite this entry
breechloader. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/breechloader
“breechloader.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/breechloader. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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