breech-loadingn.adj.

/ˈbriːtʃləʊdɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: breech n., loading n., loading adj.

Etymology: As noun < breech n. (compare sense 5a at that entry) + loading n. As adjective < breech n. (compare sense 5a at that entry) + loading adj. Compare breech-loader n.

A. n.

The method of loading (firearms) at the breech.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > military equipment > operation and use of weapons > action of propelling missile > discharge of firearms > [noun] > loading, etc.

charging1569

priming1578

loading1663

reloading1751

capping1847

breech-loading1866

1866 Daily Tel. 26 May The practice made with the imperfect ‘needle-gun’..proves that breech-loading..perfectly admits of introduction into warfare.

1869 C. Boutell tr. J. P. Lacombe Arms & Armour xi. 219 The idea of breech-loading formed a part of the original conception of the cannon itself.

B. adj. attributive.

That is loaded at the breech.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > device for discharging missiles > firearm > [adjective] > by type of loading

screw-barrel1691

muzzle-loading1856

breech-loading1858

ram and dam1866

1858 W. Greener Gunnery in 1858 17 Breech-loading guns cannot be made sufficiently durable to yield any reasonable return for the extra expense and trouble.

1861 Sat. Rev. 30 Nov. 559 This complaint..indicated an opinion that the breech-loading Armstrong 100-pounders..are not powerful guns.

1880 Standard 14 Dec. The 43-ton breech-loading gun.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1888; most recently modified version published online September 2020).

单词	breech-loading
释义	breech-loadingn.adj. /ˈbriːtʃləʊdɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: breech n., loading n., loading adj. Etymology: As noun < breech n. (compare sense 5a at that entry) + loading n. As adjective < breech n. (compare sense 5a at that entry) + loading adj. Compare breech-loader n. A. n. The method of loading (firearms) at the breech. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military equipment > operation and use of weapons > action of propelling missile > discharge of firearms > [noun] > loading, etc. charging1569 priming1578 loading1663 reloading1751 capping1847 breech-loading1866 1866 Daily Tel. 26 May The practice made with the imperfect ‘needle-gun’..proves that breech-loading..perfectly admits of introduction into warfare. 1869 C. Boutell tr. J. P. Lacombe Arms & Armour xi. 219 The idea of breech-loading formed a part of the original conception of the cannon itself. B. adj. attributive. That is loaded at the breech. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > device for discharging missiles > firearm > [adjective] > by type of loading screw-barrel1691 muzzle-loading1856 breech-loading1858 ram and dam1866 1858 W. Greener Gunnery in 1858 17 Breech-loading guns cannot be made sufficiently durable to yield any reasonable return for the extra expense and trouble. 1861 Sat. Rev. 30 Nov. 559 This complaint..indicated an opinion that the breech-loading Armstrong 100-pounders..are not powerful guns. 1880 Standard 14 Dec. The 43-ton breech-loading gun. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1888; most recently modified version published online September 2020). < n.adj.1858
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