Definitions

1. noun

a quantity of gunpowder and a projectile, such as a bullet, loaded into a firearm by hand rather than with a machine.

“The hunter carefully measured out the handload for her rifle before heading out into the woods.”

2. verb

to load a firearm with a quantity of gunpowder and a projectile by hand rather than with a machine.

“She decided to handload her rifle for the hunting trip, wanting to have more control over the ammunition.”