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Meaning of BREECHLOADER

Pronunciation:  'breech`lowdur

 
WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
[n]  a gun that is loaded at the breech
 

BREECHLOADER is a 12 letter word that starts with B.

 

 See Also: gun

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Breech"load`er\, n.
A firearm which receives its load at the breech.

      For cavalry, the revolver and breechloader will
      supersede the saber.                     --Rep. Sec.
                                               War (1860).

 

 

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