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Noun Concept
Categories: Firearm actions, Articles with short description
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breechloader  Breech Loading Rifle  Breachloader  Breachloading  breech-loaded
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A gun that is loaded at the breech WordNet 3.0
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A gun that is loaded at the breech WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
A breechloader is a firearm, in which the user loads the ammunition from the breech end of the barrel, as opposed to a muzzleloader, in which the user loads the ammunition from the end of the barrel. Wikipedia
Class of gun mechanisms which are loaded from the rear of the chamber. The opposite is a muzzleloader. Wikidata
A variety of firearm in which the weapon is loaded from the breech, i.e. the end opposite that which discharges the projectile. Wiktionary
IS A
gun
firearm
HAS PART
breechblock
HAS KIND
rifled breech loader
Chassepot
rolling block
Skoda 305 mm Model 1911
6-inch siege gun M1877
+3 relations
HAS INSTANCE
De Bange 80 mm cannon
Springfield Model 1869
Springfield Model 1875
Springfield Model 1877
Springfield model 1880
+7 relations
OPPOSITE OF
muzzle loader
WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
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breechloader
Wikipedia
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breechloader
Wikidata
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breechloader
Wiktionary
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breechloader
Wikipedia Redirections
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Breachloader, Breachloading, breech-loaded, Breech-loaded weapon, breech-loader, breech-loading, breech-loading cannon, breech-loading gun, Breech-loading guns, Breech-loading pistol, breech-loading rifle, breech-loading rifles, breech-loading weapon, breech loaded, breech loader, breech loading, Breech loading rifle, Breech Loading Rifle, Breech mechanism, Breechloader, breechloading, Breechloading carbines, gun breech
Wikidata Alias
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breech-loading gun, breech-loading weapon, breech loader

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