单词	breech-loader
释义	breech-loader noun A gun designed to have ammunition inserted at the breech rather than through the muzzle.Rifles became breech-loaders, then repeaters.... The cartridges fired by these early breech-loaders were lacking in power when compared to muskets. The field officers who opposed the breech-loaders saw their job as controlling the troops. Derivatives breech-loading /ˈbriːtʃ(ə)ləʊdɪŋ / adjective ... For the next 50 years breech-loading muskets and rifles were made in England as sporting guns. The breech-loading cannons were set to fire in only one fixed direction and were of little use. This coincided with rapid improvement in firearms, with breech-loading rifles replacing the musket.
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