breech-loader
(ˈbriːtʃləʊdə(r))
A fire-arm in which the charge is introduced at the breech.
| 1858 Greener Gunnery 143 Under no circumstances..can a breech-loader be as safe as a solid gun. 1864 Times 4 Nov., One ordinary service Armstrong breechloader..and one Whitworth rifled muzzleloader. 1877 Daily News 5 Oct. 5/2 Steel breechloaders from Herr Krupp's factory. 1879 Daily News 12 Aug. 5/1 The Highland moors have been echoing to the breechloader. |