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)
• Russian: ору́жие, заряжа́ющееся с казённой ча́сти n (orúžije, zarjažájuščejesja s kazjónnoj části)
• Swedish: bakladdare c

See also

• muzzleloader