Meanings
plural speed loaders · alternative speedloader
- engineeringA 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
- datedcomputingA software technique for loading programs (e.g. from cassette tape) more quickly than normally possible.
Synonyms: turboload, turboloader
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA 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.
nounA software technique for loading programs (e.g. from cassette tape) more quickly than normally possible.
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speed loader. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/speed%20loader
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