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centerfire

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cen⋅ter-fire

  [sen-ter-fahyuhr]
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–adjective
1. (of a cartridge) having the primer in the center of the base. Compare rimfire (def. 1).
2. (of firearms) designed for the use of such cartridges.
Also, central-fire.

Origin:
1870–75, Americanism
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