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单词 breechloaders
释义

breechloader

noun

breech·​load·​er ˈbrēch-ˈlō-dər How to pronounce breechloader (audio)
: a firearm that loads at the breech
The first really satisfactory American breechloader was developed at Harpers Ferry by Christian Sharps, whose superior gun helped make the word sharpshooter a common American noun. Bernard Brodie and Fawn M. Brodie
compare muzzleloader
breech-loading
ˈbrēch-ˈlō-diŋ How to pronounce breechloader (audio)
adjective
a breech-loading rifle

Word History

First Known Use

1855, in the meaning defined above

breechloaders

noun

plural of breechloader
as in smoothbores

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • smoothbores
  • matchlocks
  • flintlocks
  • muskets
  • blunderbusses
  • shotguns
  • arquebuses
  • firelocks
  • firearms
  • harquebuses
  • revolvers
  • derringers
  • pistols
  • .22s
  • fieldpieces
  • handguns
  • culverins
  • sidearms
  • carbines
  • small arms
  • semiautomatics
  • .45s
  • arms
  • twenty-twos
  • automatics
  • zip guns
  • pieces
  • six-shooters
  • six-guns
  • roscoes
  • heat
  • rods
  • self-loaders
  • gats
  • machine guns
  • forty-fives
  • assault rifles
  • repeaters
  • machine pistols
  • submachine guns
  • spearguns
  • assault weapons
  • tommy guns
  • AK-47s
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