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单词 breechloader
释义

breechloader

noun

breech·​load·​er ˈbrēch-ˈlō-dər How to pronounce breechloader (audio)
: a firearm that loads at the breech
The first really satisfactory American breechloader was developed at Harpers Ferry by Christian Sharps, whose superior gun helped make the word sharpshooter a common American noun. Bernard Brodie and Fawn M. Brodie
compare muzzleloader
breech-loading
ˈbrēch-ˈlō-diŋ How to pronounce breechloader (audio)
adjective
a breech-loading rifle

Word History

First Known Use

1855, in the meaning defined above

breechloader

noun

as in smoothbore

Synonyms & Similar Words

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