breechloader

English

Alternative forms

• BL

Etymology

From breech +‎ loader.

Noun

breechloader (plural breechloaders)

1. A variety of firearm in which the weapon is loaded from the breech (the end opposite that which discharges the projectile).

Related terms

• breechloading

Translations

Translations

Danish: please add this translation if you can Finnish: takaaladattava ase, takaaladattava tykki German: Hinterlader (de) m Hebrew: נִטְעַן מִכְנָס (he) m (nit'an mikhnas) Korean: 후장식총포 (後裝式銃砲), 후장총포 (後裝銃砲) Polish: broń odtylcowa f Russian: ору́жие, заряжа́ющееся с казённой ча́сти n (orúžije, zarjažájuščejesja s kazjónnoj části), казнозаря́дное ору́жие n (kaznozarjádnoje orúžije), казнозаря́дное ору́дие n (kaznozarjádnoje orúdije), казнозаря́дник m (kaznozarjádnik) Swedish: bakladdare c

See also

• muzzleloader