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Receiving the charge at the breech instead of at the muzzle.

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Definitions

  1. a. Receiving the charge at the breech instead of at the muzzle.
  2. adj. (of guns) designed to be loaded at the breech
  3. Receiving the charge at the breech instead of at the muzzle.
  4. a. (of guns) designed to be loaded at the breech