central-fire

American  

[sen-truhl-fahy^uhr] / ˈsɛn trəlˌfaɪər /

adjective

1. center-fire.

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Etymology

Origin of central-fire

First recorded in 1880–85

Example Sentences

The nearest size in central-fire cartridge to seven millimetres is called the 300, which is .3 of an inch.

From The Hand in the Dark by Rees, Arthur J. (Arthur John)

There they found Passe-partout waiting and armed with a dozen six-barrelled central-fire revolvers.

From Round the World in Eighty Days by Verne, Jules

I was tremendously delighted at the idea that I was to have a real central-fire gun.

From Reminiscences of Tolstoy by Calderon, George

In the High Street he stopped at Clifford's the gunmaker's, and bought a heavy revolver, with a box of central-fire cartridges.

From The Great Keinplatz Experiment and Other Tales of Twilight and the Unseen by Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir

The central-fire cartridge, practically as now in use, was introduced into England in 1861 by Daw.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 6 "Groups, Theory of" to "Gwyniad" by Various