Breechloader
Breechloader noun - A gun that is loaded at the breech.
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Synonyms for Breechloader
Matchlock and breechloader are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Matchlock" instead a noun "Breechloader".
Matchlock
Matchlock noun - An early style of musket; a slow-burning wick would be lowered into a hole in the breech to ignite the charge.
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Synonyms for Matchlock
Breechloader and matchlock are semantically related. You can use "Breechloader" instead a noun "Matchlock".
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Related pairs
- arm and breechloader
- arm and matchlock
- heat and breechloader
- heat and matchlock
- piece and breechloader
- piece and matchlock
- rifle and breechloader
- rifle and matchlock
- gun and breechloader
- gun and matchlock
- harquebus and breechloader
- harquebus and matchlock
- flintlock and breechloader
- flintlock and matchlock
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Matchlock and Breechloader. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 02, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/breechloader/matchlock
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Matchlock or Breechloader. 2016. Accessed August 02, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/breechloader/matchlock.
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