English Explanatory Dictionary

centerfire

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

A type of firearm cartridge with the primer in a central primer cap.

Word forms

centerfire centerfires center-fire centrefire centre-fire

Etymology

From center + fire.

Synonyms

central fire

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