Used in a Sentence

self-loading

Definition, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for self-loading.

Editorial note

Remington didn’t invent the hunting rifle… they didn’t even invent the first self-loading or lever action rifle, probably.

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Parts of speech1

Quick take

(firearms) semi-automatic

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of self-loading gathered in one view.

adjective

(firearms) semi-automatic

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for self-loading.

Example sentences

1

Remington didn’t invent the hunting rifle… they didn’t even invent the first self-loading or lever action rifle, probably.

2

Simple but probably wrong solution; why not ban obfuscation libraries, compressed and self-loading code within the PyPI ecosystem.

3

Off topic, but it seems like self-loading pistols took a weird detour; at least for cartridges too powerful for blowback operation.

4

There isba quite cynic name for passeneger: self-loading freight, also real freight doesn't complain.

5

So far as self-loading - for comparison, I believe the Eurostar loads cars on a single-level.

6

While it's an odd example for this place, I can bring up self-loading firearms (semi-automatic or automatic in today's terms) as a demonstration.

7

Flight attendants ensure that self-loading cargo is adequately strapped.

8

Much unlike the self-loading variaty, aka passengers.

9

Millions of men were conscripted for WW2 and Korea in the US and for a great many of them their first experience with a self-loading firearm was with the M1 they were issued in training.

10

Late 19th and early 20th century attempts at self-loading firearms were often ridiculous in their concepts; huge component counts, lots of tiny mechanisms, strange attempts at extracting recoil and gas energy, everything under the sun.

Quote examples

1

Sadly current "dishwasher" models are neither self-loading nor unloading.

2

You are only going to kill a man!" Terán hesitated, then pointed his self-loading M2 carbine at Guevara and opened fire, hitting him in the arms and legs.

Proper noun examples

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Self-loading code is a huge part of the value-add of python libraries.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use self-loading in a sentence?

Remington didn’t invent the hunting rifle… they didn’t even invent the first self-loading or lever action rifle, probably.

What does self-loading mean?

(firearms) semi-automatic

What part of speech is self-loading?

self-loading is commonly used as adjective.