breech — breech; breech·ing; breech·less; un·breech; … English syllables
breech|load|ing — «BREECH LOH dihng», adjective. (of guns) loaded from behind the barrel, instead of at the muzzle end … Useful english dictionary
Breech-loading — Breech load ing, a. Receiving the charge at the breech instead of at the muzzle. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
crutch|ing — «KRUHCH ihng», noun. the shearing of sheep wool from around the breech to protect the flock from blowflies (which are not attracted by the breech of newly shorn sheep) … Useful english dictionary
breeching — breech·ing … English syllables
breeching — breech•ing [[t]ˈbrɪtʃ ɪŋ, ˈbri tʃɪŋ[/t]] n. dch the part of a harness that passes around the haunches of a horse. • Etymology: 1505–15 … From formal English to slang
Breeching — Breech ing, n. 1. A whipping on the breech, or the act of whipping on the breech. [1913 Webster] I view the prince with Aristarchus eyes, Whose looks were as a breeching to a boy. Marlowe. [1913 Webster] 2. That part of a harness which passes… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
breechloader — breech•load•er [[t]ˈbritʃˌloʊ dər[/t]] n. mil a firearm that is loaded at the breech • Etymology: 1855–60 breech′load ing, adj … From formal English to slang
Panzerbüchse — (plural: Panzerbüchsen) is the German term for anti tank rifle used in World War II. Literally it means tank rifle ; here, the word Büchse is the term for rifle in sports or hunting jargon.It was also used in one instance the Panzerbüchse 41 as a … Wikipedia
Internal ballistics — Internal ballistics, a subfield of ballistics, is the study of a projectile s behavior from the time its propellant s igniter is initiated until it exits the gun barrel. The study of internal ballistics is important to designers and users of… … Wikipedia