Definition of breech-loader in English:

breech-loader

noun

A gun designed to have ammunition inserted at the breech rather than through the muzzle.
Example sentencesExamples
- The breech-loader was probably a swivel gun, although the barrel may have been mounted on a timber block mount.
- It will thus be seen that two men with the breech-loader scored six points more than the fifteen men with the Enfield.
- The field officers who opposed the breech-loaders saw their job as controlling the troops.
- The cartridges fired by these early breech-loaders were lacking in power when compared to muskets.
- Rifles became breech-loaders, then repeaters.

Derivatives

breech-loading

adjective ˈbriːtʃ(ə)ləʊdɪŋˈbritʃˌloʊdɪŋ

This coincided with rapid improvement in firearms, with breech-loading rifles replacing the musket.
Example sentencesExamples
- The breech-loading cannons were set to fire in only one fixed direction and were of little use.
- For the next 50 years breech-loading muskets and rifles were made in England as sporting guns.
- Recoil systems and cartridge ammunition increased rates of fire of breech-loading weapons.
- Steel warships propelled by steam and equipped with breech-loading weapons had become standard.

Definition of breech-loader in US English:

breech-loader

nounˈbritʃˌloʊdərˈbrēCHˌlōdər

A gun designed to have ammunition inserted at the breech rather than through the muzzle.
Example sentencesExamples
- The breech-loader was probably a swivel gun, although the barrel may have been mounted on a timber block mount.
- The field officers who opposed the breech-loaders saw their job as controlling the troops.
- The cartridges fired by these early breech-loaders were lacking in power when compared to muskets.
- It will thus be seen that two men with the breech-loader scored six points more than the fifteen men with the Enfield.
- Rifles became breech-loaders, then repeaters.

单词	breech-loader
释义	Definition of breech-loader in English: breech-loader noun A gun designed to have ammunition inserted at the breech rather than through the muzzle. Example sentencesExamples The breech-loader was probably a swivel gun, although the barrel may have been mounted on a timber block mount. It will thus be seen that two men with the breech-loader scored six points more than the fifteen men with the Enfield. The field officers who opposed the breech-loaders saw their job as controlling the troops. The cartridges fired by these early breech-loaders were lacking in power when compared to muskets. Rifles became breech-loaders, then repeaters. Derivatives breech-loading adjective ˈbriːtʃ(ə)ləʊdɪŋˈbritʃˌloʊdɪŋ This coincided with rapid improvement in firearms, with breech-loading rifles replacing the musket. Example sentencesExamples The breech-loading cannons were set to fire in only one fixed direction and were of little use. For the next 50 years breech-loading muskets and rifles were made in England as sporting guns. Recoil systems and cartridge ammunition increased rates of fire of breech-loading weapons. Steel warships propelled by steam and equipped with breech-loading weapons had become standard. Definition of breech-loader in US English: breech-loader nounˈbritʃˌloʊdərˈbrēCHˌlōdər A gun designed to have ammunition inserted at the breech rather than through the muzzle. Example sentencesExamples The breech-loader was probably a swivel gun, although the barrel may have been mounted on a timber block mount. The field officers who opposed the breech-loaders saw their job as controlling the troops. The cartridges fired by these early breech-loaders were lacking in power when compared to muskets. It will thus be seen that two men with the breech-loader scored six points more than the fifteen men with the Enfield. Rifles became breech-loaders, then repeaters.
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