self-load·ing (s lf l d ng)adj. Automatically ejecting a shell and chambering the next round from the magazine; automatic or semiautomatic. Used of a firearm. |
self-loading
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(Military / Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery) (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 [5] semiautomatic [2]
self-loader n
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| Adj. | 1. | self-loading - (of firearms) capable of automatic loading and firing continuously; "an autoloading rifle" automatic - operating with minimal human intervention; independent of external control; "automatic transmission"; "a budget deficit that caused automatic spending cuts" |
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