Synonyms for cartridge

Grammar : Noun

Spell : kahr-trij

Phonetic Transcription : ˈkɑr trɪdʒ

Définition of cartridge

Origin : 1570s, cartage, corruption of French cartouche "a full charge for a pistol," originally wrapped in paper (16c.), from Italian cartoccio "roll of paper," an augmentative form of Medieval Latin carta "paper" (see card (n.)). The notion is of a roll of paper containing a charge for a firearm. The modern form of the English word is recorded from 1620s. Extended broadly 20c. to other small containers and their contents.

noun shell

Example sentences :

If you have a horse and a gun and a cartridge, it is not so bad.
Extract from : « A Woman Tenderfoot » by Grace Gallatin Seton-Thompson

He was reluctant to exhaust a cartridge unless it was an absolute necessity.
Extract from : « The Fiery Totem » by Argyll Saxby

"Come to," laughed Simmons, sending a cartridge home with his thumb.
Extract from : « Soldiers Three, Part II. » by Rudyard Kipling

But Lennon thrust his rifle through the back of his cartridge belt.
Extract from : « Bloom of Cactus » by Robert Ames Bennet

Alfred walked over and stuck him in the throat to save a cartridge.
Extract from : « Blazed Trail Stories » by Stewart Edward White

"Chakzal," I replied, shoving a cartridge into the Mannlicher.
Extract from : « In the Forbidden Land » by Arnold Henry Savage Landor

Their cartridge boxes when opened were found to be half full.
Extract from : « The Long Roll » by Mary Johnston

If you have only one cartridge, save it until they are up from the cut.
Extract from : « The Long Roll » by Mary Johnston

As he turned to resume the cartridge quest there arose a cry.
Extract from : « The Long Roll » by Mary Johnston

Deliberately, he placed a cartridge in the rifle and closed the action.
Extract from : « The Best Made Plans » by Everett B. Cole

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