Syllable division derived from spelling — this word is not in the pronouncing dictionary, so no phonetic transcription is shown rather than a guessed one.
breech-loading is an adjective meaning "(of guns) designed to be loaded at the breech". It carries one recorded sense.
(of guns) designed to be loaded at the breech
Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for breech-loading come from Princeton University’s WordNet. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.
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