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breechloading

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breech⋅load⋅ing

  [breech-loh-ding]
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–adjective
loaded at the breech.
Origin:
1855–60; breech + loading
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breech·load·ing   (brēch'lō'dĭng)   
adj.  Designed to be loaded at the breech. Used of a gun or other firearm.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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