释义
[ sen -truh l-fahyuh r ] SHOW IPA
/ ˈsɛn trəlˌfaɪə r / PHONETIC RESPELLING
Origin of central-fire First recorded in 1880–85
Words nearby central-fire central cylinder, central deafness, central dogma of molecular biology, Central European Time, Central Falls, central-fire , central fovea, central ganglioneuroma, central gyri, central heating, Centralia
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Example sentences from the Web for central-fire They consequently lack the safety, reliability, and accuracy of the corresponding calibers in central-fire ammunition.
Pistol and Revolver Shooting | A. L. A. Himmelwright
In the High Street he stopped at Clifford's the gunmaker's, and bought a heavy revolver, with a box of central-fire cartridges.
The Great Keinplatz Experiment and Other Tales of Twilight and the Unseen | Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
A little beyond my fishing-basket is a sideboard which is littered with central-fire cartridges, tins of powder, and bags of shot.
Sporting Society, Vol. I (of 2) | Various
The central-fire cartridge, practically as now in use, was introduced into England in 1861 by Daw.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 6 | Various
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