au|to|load|ing — « toh LOH dihng», adjective. U.S. semiautomatic: »an autoloading firearm … Useful english dictionary
breech|load|ing — «BREECH LOH dihng», adjective. (of guns) loaded from behind the barrel, instead of at the muzzle end … Useful english dictionary
muz|zle|load|ing — «MUHZ uhl LOH dihng», adjective. loaded by putting gunpowder or bullets in through the open front end of the barrel and ramming it down … Useful english dictionary
self-load|ing — «SEHLF LOH dihng», adjective. that loads itself; automatic or semiautomatic: »a self loading firearm or gun … Useful english dictionary
ING 4727 — was a barge belonging to Ingram Barge Company that became infamous when it went over or through a levee and landed in a residential neighborhood of New Orleans, Louisiana during Hurricane Katrina.Background and specificationsING 4727 was built in … Wikipedia
load — 1) vb Australian to plant (someone) with illicit drugs or stolen goods, or to frame by manufactur ing evidence. A term from the Australian criminal milieu which was first recorded in the 1930s and is still in use. The noun form is occasionally… … Contemporary slang
load-shedding — /lohd shed ing/, n. the deliberate shutdown of electric power in a part or parts of a power distribution system, generally to prevent the failure of the entire system when the demand strains the capacity of the system. Also, loadshedding. [1945… … Universalium
chang|ing bag — «CHAYNJ ihng», a lightproof bag made of dark cloth that serves as a portable darkroom. A photographer puts his hands into the bag to load film into a camera … Useful english dictionary
foot|ing — «FUT ihng», noun. 1. a firm placing or position of the feet: »He lost his footing and fell down on the ice. 2. a place or support for the feet; surface to stand on; foothold: »The steep cliff gave us no footing. 3. Figurative. a secure position;… … Useful english dictionary
groan´ing|ly — groan «grohn», noun, verb. –n. a sound made down in the throat that expresses grief, pain, or disapproval; deep, short moan: »We heard the groans of the man who had fallen off the cliff. ╂[< verb] –v.i. 1. to give a groan or groans: »The tired … Useful english dictionary
