cartridge
/ˈkɑɹtɹɪd͡ʒ/ noun B2- The package consisting of the bullet, primer, and casing containing gunpowder; a round of ammunition.
- A prefabricated subassembly that can be easily installed in or removed from a larger mechanism or replaced with another interchangeable subassembly.
- A replaceable valve assembly within a faucet or shower fixture that regulates the flow and temperature of the water.
- A vessel which contains the ink or toner for a computer printer and can be easily replaced with another.
- Magnetic tape storage, used for storing (backup) copies of data.
- A removable enclosure containing read-only memory devices, used for rapid loading of software onto a home computer or video game console.
Plural cartridges
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They were buckshot cartridges, and, as Sergeant Wilson pointed out, the triggers were wired together so that, if you pulled on the hinder one, both barrels were discharged.
“I have my old service revolver and a few cartridges.”
I have always held, too, that pistol practice should be distinctly an open-air pastime; and when Holmes, in one of his queer humours, would sit in an armchair with his hair-trigger and a hundred Boxer cartridges, and proceed to adorn the opposite wall with a patriotic V.
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