blank cartridge
Americannoun
noun
"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012Etymology
Origin of blank cartridge
First recorded in 1820–30
Example Sentences
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A blank cartridge was loaded into one rifle without anyone knowing which.
From Washington Times
At age 17, he was shot in the face during a reenactment of a Civil War raid at a town sesquicentennial celebration, where one actor apparently used a real bullet instead of a blank cartridge.
From Washington Post
Check while loading each blank cartridge into the gun.
From Fox News
What is a prop gun and how does a blank cartridge work?
From Los Angeles Times
He was pretending to play Russian roulette with a .44 Magnum revolver when the gun fired a blank cartridge, authorities said at the time.
From Washington Post
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