muzzleloader
8.3
Relating to guns you load from the open front of the barrel
- adjective
- /ˈmʌzəlˌloʊdər/
- Specialized
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de avancarga
- Only muzzleloader firearms are allowed during this part of the hunting season.
Examples
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The park holds a special muzzleloader hunting season each November.
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He entered the muzzleloader shooting competition with his antique rifle.
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The park holds a special muzzleloader hunting season each November.
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Only muzzleloader firearms are allowed during this part of the hunting season.
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He entered the muzzleloader shooting competition with his vintage rifle.
Synonyms
1
9.1
A gun you load by putting gunpowder and shot into the open front of the barrel
refers more broadly to guns, hunting, or activities involving firearms
How Old-fashioned
Surface Forms
muzzleloader positive
Morphology
Etymology
Muzzleloader used as an adjective comes from the same parts: muzzle is the 'mouth' or front of a gun and loader is 'one who loads'. That's why a muzzleloader season or event is about guns that must be loaded from the front of the barrel.