self-loading

Translations

self-loadingadjective
Used attributively before nouns to denote machinery or weapons capable of loading themselves.
autochargeantSe dit surtout des armes à feu et de certaines machines.
The troops carried self-loading rifles that automatically chambered the next round.
Les soldats portaient des fusils autochargeants qui chambrent automatiquement la cartouche suivante.
Additional translations
semi-automatiqueSurtout en parlant d’armes à feu.

Definitions

self-loadingadjective
Capable of loading itself automatically, without external assistance (especially of firearms or machinery).
The troops carried self-loading rifles that automatically chambered the next round.