cartridge-case

  • 1cartridge case — cartridge case, 1. the tube, closed at one end, which holds the powder and usually the shot or the rear end of the bullet in a cartridge. 2. = cartridge box. (Cf. ↑cartridge box) …

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  • 2cartridge case — case for keeping cartridges …

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  • 3cartridge case —    The container for all the other components which comprise a cartridge …

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  • 4test cartridge case —    A cartridge case obtained while test firing a firearm in a laboratory to be used for comparison or analysis …

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  • 5Cartridge (firearms) — From left: .50 BMG, .300 Win Mag, .308 Winchester, 7.62×39mm, 5.56×45mm NATO, .22LR. A cartridge, also called a round, packages the bullet, gunpowder and primer into a single metallic case precisely made to fit the firing chamber of a firearm …

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  • 6cartridge — /ˈkatrɪdʒ / (say kahtrij) noun 1. Also, cartridge case. a cylindrical case of pasteboard, metal, or the like, for holding a complete charge of powder, and often also the bullet or the shot, for a rifle, machine gun, or other small arm. 2. the… …

  • 7cartridge-box — n. Cartouch, cartridge case …

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  • 8Cartridge — Car tridge (k[aum]r tr[i^]j), n. [Formerly cartrage, corrupted fr. F. cartouche. See {Cartouch}.] (Mil.) A complete charge for a firearm, contained in, or held together by, a case, capsule, or shell of metal, pasteboard, or other material. [1913… …

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  • 9Cartridge bag — Cartridge Car tridge (k[aum]r tr[i^]j), n. [Formerly cartrage, corrupted fr. F. cartouche. See {Cartouch}.] (Mil.) A complete charge for a firearm, contained in, or held together by, a case, capsule, or shell of metal, pasteboard, or other… …

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  • 10Cartridge belt — Cartridge Car tridge (k[aum]r tr[i^]j), n. [Formerly cartrage, corrupted fr. F. cartouche. See {Cartouch}.] (Mil.) A complete charge for a firearm, contained in, or held together by, a case, capsule, or shell of metal, pasteboard, or other… …

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