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breech-load·ing
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Princeton's WordNet
breech-loadingadjective
(of guns) designed to be loaded at the breech
Wiktionary
breech-loadingadjective
Such that ammunition is loaded at the rear of the bore.
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breech-loading
Breech-loading refers to a firearm in which the ammunition is loaded into a chamber or barrel at the rear (breech) side, instead of the front or muzzle. This system allows for quicker reloading and firing, compared to muzzle-loading firearms. It's a feature found in most modern rifles, shotguns, and handguns.
Webster Dictionary
Breech-loadingadjective
receiving the charge at the breech instead of at the muzzle
Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
breech-loading
Receiving the charge at the breech instead of the muzzle. A feature of modern small-arms. The principle, however, is very old, as some of the earliest guns were breech-loaders. A gun of the time of Henry VIII. still extant is substantially the same as the modern Snider. Puckle’s revolver of 1718 was mounted on a tripod, and was very much like the Gatling gun in its general features. The first American patent was to Thornton & Hall, of Massachusetts, 1811. These guns were extensively issued to U. S. troops. There is a specimen in the West Point Museum. Prior to 1861 the best known breech-loading small-arms were Sharps’, Burnside’s, Maynard’s, Merrill’s, and Spencer’s. See Small-arms.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of breech-loading in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of breech-loading in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
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