self-loading

[ self-loh-ding, self- ]
/ ˌsɛlfˈloʊ dɪŋ, ˈsɛlf- /

adjective

noting or pertaining to an automatic or semiautomatic firearm.

Origin of self-loading

First recorded in 1895–1900

Words nearby self-loading

self-knowledge, self-limited, self-limiting, self-liquidating, self-loader, self-loading, self-love, self-made, self-mailer, self-mastery, self-mate

Example sentences from the Web for self-loading

  • In case the self-loading mechanism fails to work, the pistol will then be tried by operating by hand.

    Pistol and Revolver Shooting |A. L. A. Himmelwright

  • In case of self-loading failures to work in either case the piece will be tried by operating by hand.

    Pistol and Revolver Shooting |A. L. A. Himmelwright

British Dictionary definitions for self-loading

self-loading

adjective

(of a firearm) utilizing some of the force of the explosion to eject the empty shell and replace it with a new one Also: autoloading See also automatic (def. 5), semiautomatic (def. 2)

Derived forms of self-loading

self-loader, noun