self-loading

[ self-loh-ding, self- ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

self-loading

See semiautomatic, automatic
(of a firearm) utilizing some of the force of the explosion to eject the empty shell and replace it with a new one Alsoautoloading See also automatic semiautomatic

First recorded in 1895–1900

Now, old chap, do let me give you the details of our new self-loading eighty-ton gun.

In case the self-loading mechanism fails to work, the pistol will then be tried by operating by hand.

In case of self-loading failures to work in either case the piece will be tried by operating by hand.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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