Definition of breech-loader - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

weapon

TECH.

firearm loaded from the rear of the barrel

TECH.

The soldier carried a breech-loader into battle.
He admired the antique breech-loader in the museum.
The hunter preferred using a breech-loader for its efficiency.

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firearm loaded from the rear of the barrel

Origin of breech-loader

English, breech (back) + loader (loader)

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French:culasse, ...
German:Hinterlader, ...
Italian:fucile a retrocarica, ...
Spanish:fusil de retrocarga, ...
Portuguese:fuzil de retrocarga, ...
Chinese:后膛枪, ...
Japanese:後装式銃, ...
Arabic:سِلاحٌ خَلْفِيُّ التَّعْبِئَةِ, ...
Hebrew:רוֹבֶה נִטְעָן מֵאָחוֹר, ...
Russian:казнозарядное ружье, ...
Ukrainian:задньозарядна рушниця, ...
Hindi:ब्रीच-लोडर, ...
Bengali:ব্রিচ-লোডার, ...
Catalan:retrocàrrega, ...
Czech:zadovka, ...
Danish:baglader, ...
Dutch:achterlader, ...
Greek:όπλο που γεμίζεται από το πίσω μέρος, ...
Hungarian:hátultöltő fegyver, ...
Khmer:កាំភ្លើងបញ្ចូលគ្រាប់ពីខាងក្រោយ, ...
Korean:후장식 총, ...
Persian:تفنگ پشت‌پر, ...
Polish:broń odtylcowa, ...
Portuguese (BR):fuzil de retrocarga, ...
Romanian:încărcător pe la culată, ...
Swedish:bakladdare, ...
Thai:ปืนบรรจุกระสุนทางท้าย, ...
Turkish:arka doldurmalı tüfek, ...
Vietnamese:súng nạp hậu, ...

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