rimfire
(of a cartridge) having the primer in a rim encircling the base.: Compare center-fire (def. 1).
(of a firearm) designed for the use of such cartridges.
Origin of rimfire
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How to use rimfire in a sentence
You say, Mr. Hale, the prisoner told you the night you spent at his home that this rifle was rim-fire?
The Trail of the Lonesome Pine | John Fox, Jr.In rim-fire cartridges the .22-calibre conical-ball cartridge is used in considerable quantity.
The Modern American Pistol and Revolver | A. C. GouldThe chief faults of the rim-fire cartridges are danger and unreliability caused by the action of heat on the lubricant.
The Modern American Pistol and Revolver | A. C. GouldThis fact well illustrates the greater danger in handling rim-fire over centre-fire cartridges.
The Modern American Pistol and Revolver | A. C. GouldProb'ly they're center-fire ca'tridges for rim-fire guns, or vicy-versy.
The Wilderness Trail | Frank Williams
British Dictionary definitions for rim-fire
(of a cartridge) having the primer in the rim of the base
(of a firearm) adapted for such cartridges
- Compare centre-fire
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