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self-loading Definition

self·-loading (-lōd′iŋ)

adjective

loading again by its own action a self-loading gun

self-loading Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • pistol: In 1903 the Colt Company began making self-loading pistols under license to Browning's designs.
  • rifle: One thing which has incurred since the advent of the self-loading rifle is improper bolt work.
  • gun: It is an offense to shoot wildfowl or game with a self-loading gun having a magazine capacity of more than two cartridges.
  • dumper: It's good to discover that of all the self-loading tracked dumpers currently on the market, this Italian-built machine is better than most.
  • bay: Wii's self-loading media bay also can play the entire library of more than 530 Nintendo GameCube titles from day one.
  • weapon: Fire teams are best equipped with self-loading weapons, but I do not think that an individual rifleman profits much thereby.