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centerfire

centerfire noun: a type of firearm cartridge with the primer in a central primer cap.

Noun

centerfire (plural centerfires)

  1. A type of firearm cartridge with the primer in a central primer cap.
    Synonyms:
    central fire

Synonyms of centerfire

Forms of centerfire

pluralcenterfires
alternative formcenter-fire
alternative formcentrefire
alternative formcentre-fire

Origin of centerfire

From center + fire.

Questions about centerfire

What does centerfire mean?
Centerfire means a type of firearm cartridge with the primer in a central primer cap.
What part of speech is centerfire?
Centerfire is a noun.
What is the plural of centerfire?
The plural of centerfire is centerfires.

Words near centerfire in the dictionary

  1. centeredness
  2. centerfield
  3. centerfielder
  4. centerfielders
  5. centerfields
  6. centerfire
  7. centerfires
  8. centerfold
  9. centerfolds
  10. centerground
  11. centerhung

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