breech-loader

British  

/ ˈbriːtʃˌləʊdə /

noun

1. a firearm that is loaded at the breech

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Example Sentences

Early on 1st January 1915, the two-man army packed into the ice-chest a Snider-Enfield, which Gool had bought for £5, and a Martini-Henry breech-loader with a long steel barrel.

From Newsweek

Sir Roger gave the order himself for that breech-loader at Li�ge.

From That Boy Of Norcott's by Lever, Charles James

They were fortunate in living in the era of the breech-loader which is so much safer than the old muzzle-loading gun.

From Bevis The Story of a Boy by Jefferies, Richard

He then replaced the musket in its sealskin cover as carefully as if it had been a $300 breech-loader.

From Cruisings in the Cascades A Narrative of Travel, Exploration, Amateur Photography, Hunting, and Fishing by Shields, George O.

Twenty-four mounted men, including those from Lyndhall, were mustered, each with a breech-loader, in the absence of sabres and carbines.

From Brother Against Brother The War on the Border by Optic, Oliver