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breech-loader

breech-load·er
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [noun breech loh-der]
    • /noun britʃ ˈloʊ dər/
    • /briːtʃ ˈləʊdə/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [noun breech loh-der]
    • /noun britʃ ˈloʊ dər/

Definitions of breech-loader word

  • noun breech-loader a firearm that is loaded at the breech 3
  • noun breech-loader a firearm loaded at the breech. 1
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Origin of breech-loader

First appearance:

before 1855
One of the 30% newest English words
First recorded in 1855-60; breech + loader

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Parts of speech for Breech-loader

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Breech-loader

breech-loader popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 44% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 53% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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