What is "reloading"

Usage examples of "reloading".

Tongamorlena quickly reloaded, the pirates struck back with flintlocks and crossbows, the wounded reloading for the healthy.

The Janissaries still stood in the lee of the wall, apparently reloading for another volley.

The balance of the torpedos had been repositioned to racks that would facilitate reloading.

They would also take the Number 2 shot-Davis would carry it in his beanbag---and the equipment Simons needed for reloading the shot into birdshot cartridges-Simons would carry that himself.

She showed no dismay at the primitive conditions, and when Craig glanced around the screen, he saw her sitting on her reed mat in the lotus position, cleaning the tens of her camera and reloading film.

Ted Eddings had equipped a small bedroom with an arbor press, digital scale, case trimmer, reloading dies and everything else needed to keep him in cartridges.

One of the ungodly leapt upon Joseph while he was reloading, and though I put a ball through his chest he impaled poor Joseph from breast bone to spine with that terrible spear, before himself falling dead.

I drew the Firestar left-handed, which made it about two seconds slower than it needed to be, but it was probably faster than popping the clip on the Browning and reloading.

After reloading no difficulty was experienced in making a fresh start on a down grade, but a little farther on a second and larger hill was encountered, when the failure to scale its summit was even greater than the first.

One carefully protected charge of dry powder might spark, but once that was gone it was hopeless to think of reloading in this rain.

We don't have the time to teach reloading and safety, but I'm going to teach you and four of your men to use guns right now.

He judged that there were at least thirty snipers, if not more, and they were all emptying their clips as fast as possible, reloading at top speed, and pouring out ammunition at a rate no one could possibly afford.

The others had finished reloading and lent a hand, clearing a path from the front of the vehicle while J.

By then both men were running aft with their linstocks, heading for the second mortar, and Rossi was busy organizing the sponging and reloading of the forward mortar, which looked like an enormous cast-iron bulldog squatting open-mouthed in the midst of a smoky bonfire.

However, Major Mitchell had detailed the Meemies to screen in that direction so they shouldn't be caught reloading.