单词 | muzzle-loading |
释义 | > as lemmasmuzzle-loading muzzle-loading adj. (of a gun) loaded through the muzzle. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > device for discharging missiles > firearm > [adjective] > by type of loading screw-barrel1691 muzzle-loading1856 breech-loading1858 ram and dam1866 1856 Porter's Spirit of Times 22 Nov. 192/1 A muzzle smaller than the chamber is a disadvantage to an ordinary muzzle-loading rifle. 1897 R. Kipling Captains Courageous vi. 139 They heard the crack-crack-crack of a huge muzzle-loading revolver aboard her. 1987 R. J. Wilkinson-Latham Discovering Artillery (ed. 2) ii. 16 The period 1770-1855 saw the muzzle-loading ordnance rise to the height of perfection in both construction and use. < as lemmas |
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