autoloader
noun
au·to·load·er
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Definition of autoloader
: a semiautomatic firearm
Examples of autoloader in a Sentence
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Other improvements include an autoloader and a new fire control system. — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, "The U.S. Army Is About to More Than Double the Range of Its Howitzers," 1 Mar. 2017 The French LeClerc main battle tank has an autoloader that can load 12 rounds a minute, or one every five seconds. — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, "What It Looks Like to Load and Fire Inside an Abrams Tank," 2 Dec. 2015 The available over/under shotguns cost more than virtually any autoloader and certainly more than pump guns. — Steve Meyer, Anchorage Daily News, "2 shots at a time: In praise of the classic over/under Browning shotgun," 13 Dec. 2017 Perfectly serviceable over/under shotguns can now be had for less than the state-of-the-art autoloaders and even some pump guns. — Steve Meyer, Anchorage Daily News, "2 shots at a time: In praise of the classic over/under Browning shotgun," 13 Dec. 2017 In another exercise, the human main gun-loader onboard a M1A2 Abrams main battle tank was replaced with a robotic autoloader, allowing him instead to control the MRZR robotic ATV. — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, "U.S. Army Shows Off All Its Latest Robotic Experiments," 30 Aug. 2017 There are many reasons to choose an over/under for bird hunting despite arguments for an autoloader, which provides more shots, less recoil and a lighter-weight option. — Author: Christine Cunningham, Alaska Dispatch News, "Gearing up for another bird-hunting season in Alaska," 16 Aug. 2017 A quick shot of the main gun autoloader in action was not actually filmed inside a tank as a person appears in the background. — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, "Iran's New Tank Is a Whole Lot of Meh," 14 Mar. 2017 The three person crew sits in a protective capsule in the hull and the turret is unmanned, with the main gun loaded by a mechanical autoloader. — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, "Russia's First New Tank in Decades Set to Enter Service in 2020," 23 May 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'autoloader.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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